glass (material)
→
lens
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | glass | |
| Meaning 1 | glass (material) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | magnifying glass or telescope | Haviers, or stags which have been gelded when young, have no horns, as is well known, and in the early part of the stalking season, when seen through a glass, might be mistaken for hummels […] (1912, The Encyclopædia of Sport & Games) |
| Reference | OED English Wiktionary | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Maranao | |
| Lexeme | legawan | |
| Meaning 1 | glass (material) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | telescope | |
| Reference | SEAlang Maranao | |
| Comment | ||