hand lens

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noun

a magnifying glass designed to be held in the hand.

Also called hand glass.

Origin of hand lens

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby hand lens

handle, handlebar, handlebar moustache, handlebars, handled, hand lens, handler, handless, handle to one's name, hand letter, hand level

Example sentences from the Web for hand lens

This difference of the fibres is best observed with a hand-lens.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
With the aid of a hand-lens, a whole series of most exquisite little hooks will be discovered.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
The only tool absolutely necessary is a pair of forceps, although a hand-lens is often helpful.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick
It is very small; but once studied may thereafter be easily recognized by a hand-lens.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

In some large twigs the eye unaided will serve to find the tip-scar, but with the smaller twigs a hand-lens is necessary.
Michigan Trees|Charles Herbert Otis

单词	hand lens
释义	hand lens SEE SYNONYMS FOR hand lens ON THESAURUS.COM noun a magnifying glass designed to be held in the hand. Also called hand glass. Origin of hand lens First recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby hand lens handle, handlebar, handlebar moustache, handlebars, handled, hand lens, handler, handless, handle to one's name, hand letter, hand level Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hand lens This difference of the fibres is best observed with a hand-lens. An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope\|John William Griffith With the aid of a hand-lens, a whole series of most exquisite little hooks will be discovered. The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot The only tool absolutely necessary is a pair of forceps, although a hand-lens is often helpful. Manual of American Grape-Growing\|U. P. Hedrick It is very small; but once studied may thereafter be easily recognized by a hand-lens. The North American Slime-Moulds\|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride In some large twigs the eye unaided will serve to find the tip-scar, but with the smaller twigs a hand-lens is necessary. Michigan Trees\|Charles Herbert Otis Words related to hand lens lens, eyeglass, hand glass, loupe, simple microscope
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hand lens

noun

Origin of hand lens

Words nearby hand lens

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