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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-56/
- Published: 2020-03-26T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-03-14T18:06:48.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24

The word for today is…

lenticular (adj) – 1\. Shaped like a biconvex lens.  
2\. Of or relating to a lens.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/lenticular?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : “Lentil-shaped”—that’s the meaning of Latin lenticularis, the parent of English’s lenticular. It’s an appropriate predecessor because a double-convex lens is one that is curved on both sides, giving it a shape similar to that of a lentil. English speakers borrowed the Latin term in the 15th century. Lenticularis, in turn, derives from lenticula, which is the source of the English word lentil and a diminutive of the Latin form lent-, lens, meaning “lentil.” You probably won’t be too surprised to learn that lent-, lens also gave English the word lens.

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