Lentiform
/ˈlɛn.tɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a lens or a lentil.
Did you know?Lentiform comes from Latin lens, meaning both “lentil” and “lens,” because the first curved lenses were compared to the shape of a lentil seed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lent-
“To bend, be soft, or pliant”
Latin
Latin
lens, lentis
“A lentil; later also the name for a lens because of the similar shape”
Latin
Latin
lentiformis
“Having the form of a lentil”
16th Century
English
lentiform
“Having the shape of a lentil or lens”
Modern English
English
lentiform
“Lens-shaped; biconvex or shaped like a lens”