magnifier

[mag-nuh-fahy-er]

mag·ni·fi·er

[mag-nuh-fahy-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that magnifies.
2.
a lens or combination of lenses that magnifies an object; magnifying glass.

Origin:
1540–50; magnify + -er1
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magnifying glass or magnifier
 
n
a convex lens used to produce an enlarged image of an object
 
magnifier or magnifier
 
n

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