MAGNIFYING GLASS
Dictionary entry overview: What does magnifying glass mean? • MAGNIFYING GLASS (noun)
The noun MAGNIFYING GLASS has 1 sense:
1. light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image
Familiarity information: MAGNIFYING GLASS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MAGNIFYING GLASS (noun)
Meaning:
Light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
magnifying glass; simple microscope; hand glass
Context example:
the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250
Hypernyms ("magnifying glass" is a kind of...):
light microscope (microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnifying glass"):
jeweler's loupe; loupe (small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists)
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