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blink comparator
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noun
an optical instrument used to detect small differences in two photographs of the same field or object by viewing them alternately, switching rapidly from one to the other.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of blink comparator
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby blink comparator
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