magnifying glass

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mag·ni·fy·ing glass

(măg′nə-fī′ĭng)
n.
A lens or combination of lenses that enlarges the image of an object.
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magnifying glass

or

magnifier

n
(General Physics) a convex lens used to produce an enlarged image of an object
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mag′nifying glass`


n.
a lens that makes an object appear larger.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.magnifying glass - light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged imagemagnifying glass - light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250"
simple microscope, hand glass
light microscope - microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object
jeweler's loupe, loupe - small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
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Translations
عَدَسَةٌ مُكَّبِرَةٌ
lupa
forstørrelsesglas
LupeVergrößerungsglas
μεγεθυντικός φακός
lupa
suurennuslasi
loupe
povećalo
lente d’ingrandimentolente d'ingrandimento
拡大鏡
확대경
vergrootglas
forstørrelsesglass
szkło powiększające
lente de aumentolupa
лупаувеличительное стекло
povečevalno steklo
förstorningsglas
แว่นขยาย
büyüteç
kính lúp
放大镜

magnifying glass

n → Vergrößerungsglas nt, → Lupe f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

magnifying glass

[ˈmægnɪfaɪɪŋˌglɑːs] n → lente f d'ingrandimento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

magnifying glass

→ عَدَسَةٌ مُكَّبِرَةٌ lupa forstørrelsesglas Vergrößerungsglas μεγεθυντικός φακός lupa suurennuslasi loupe povećalo lente d’ingrandimento 拡大鏡 확대경 vergrootglas forstørrelsesglass szkło powiększające lente de aumento, lupa увеличительное стекло förstorningsglas แว่นขยาย büyüteç kính lúp 放大镜
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

magnifying glass

n. lente de aumento; lupa.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

magnifying glass

n lupa
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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