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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
ormagnifier
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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Noun | 1. | magnifying 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" 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
lupa
forstørrelsesglas
suurennuslasi
povećalo
lente d’ingrandimentolente d'ingrandimento
拡大鏡
확대경
povečevalno steklo
förstorningsglas
แว่นขยาย
kính lúp
magnifying glass
n → Vergrößerungsglas nt, → Lupe f
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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 lupaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.