magnifying glass
Noun
Meaning
light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image
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the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250
After the user loads the software into their computer's memory, it serves as a kind of "computer magnifying glass."
A wine glass Simple optical device: the magnifying glass Glass petri dish Other properties In the process of manufacture, silicate glass can be poured, formed, extruded and molded into forms ranging from flat sheets to highly intricate shapes.
Beginning Monday, the Facebook-owned messaging app began testing a tool that will stamp a magnifying glass next to forwarded messages, which also bear the previously introduced double arrow indicator.
Focused ultrasound focuses sound waves inside the brain much like a magnifying glass can focus light, letting doctors manipulate tissue without cutting into the skull.
For ease of concealment, the pad was sometimes reduced to such a small size that a powerful magnifying glass was required to use it.