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Noun: lens hood
  1. A tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
    "The photographer attached a lens hood to reduce glare in the outdoor shots";
    - hood

Derived forms: lens hoods

Type of: attachment

Part of: camera, photographic camera, television camera, tv camera

Encyclopedia: Lens hood