magnifying glass

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noun

a lens that produces an enlarged image of an object.

Compare hand lens.

Origin of magnifying glass

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby magnifying glass

magnificence, magnificent, magnifico, magnifier, magnify, magnifying glass, magniloquent, magnisonant, Magnitogorsk, magnitude, magnocellular

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Example sentences from the Web for magnifying glass

The shell is covered all over with fine lines, but they need to be looked at through a magnifying-glass, they are so fine.
Hawthorne and His Circle|Julian Hawthorne
Every night I shut myself in, all alone, and studied the day's thumb-prints with a magnifying-glass.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
True, under the magnifying-glass the foliage looks crisped, as is noticed after a first frost.
The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery|Samuel Adams Drake
He was examining a piece of china with a magnifying-glass when I entered.
Thomas Hardy's Dorset|Robert Thurston Hopkins

By the aid of a magnifying-glass every stone in his buildings and every leaf on his trees may be counted.
The Standard Galleries - Holland|Esther Singleton

British Dictionary definitions for magnifying glass

magnifying glass

magnifier

noun

a convex lens used to produce an enlarged image of an object

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单词	magnifying glass
释义	magnifying glass SEE SYNONYMS FOR magnifying glass ON THESAURUS.COM noun a lens that produces an enlarged image of an object. Compare hand lens. Origin of magnifying glass First recorded in 1655–65 Words nearby magnifying glass magnificence, magnificent, magnifico, magnifier, magnify, magnifying glass, magniloquent, magnisonant, Magnitogorsk, magnitude, magnocellular Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for magnifying glass The shell is covered all over with fine lines, but they need to be looked at through a magnifying-glass, they are so fine. Hawthorne and His Circle\|Julian Hawthorne Every night I shut myself in, all alone, and studied the day's thumb-prints with a magnifying-glass. Life On The Mississippi, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) True, under the magnifying-glass the foliage looks crisped, as is noticed after a first frost. The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery\|Samuel Adams Drake He was examining a piece of china with a magnifying-glass when I entered. Thomas Hardy's Dorset\|Robert Thurston Hopkins By the aid of a magnifying-glass every stone in his buildings and every leaf on his trees may be counted. The Standard Galleries - Holland\|Esther Singleton British Dictionary definitions for magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifier noun a convex lens used to produce an enlarged image of an object Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to magnifying glass lens, eyeglass, hand glass, hand lens, loupe, simple microscope
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magnifying glass

noun

Origin of magnifying glass

Words nearby magnifying glass

Example sentences from the Web for magnifying glass

British Dictionary definitions for magnifying glass

magnifier

noun

Words related to magnifying glass