macro lens

[ mak-roh ]

noun

, Photography.

1. a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.

macro lens

noun

1. a camera lens used for close-up photography (2–10 cm)

Word History and Origins

Origin of macro lens¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Nocs even offers an attachment to connect the Zoom Tube and Microscope with your smartphone, so you can turn the camera into a macro lens.

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Macro photography is not something I use every day, but it was fun knowing that I have a macro lens in my pocket to pull out on occasion.

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Apple, however, has managed to add all of those lenses to the back of a phone, and this year it added a macro lens to the mix.

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