hand lens
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hand lens
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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“We needed to lay on our bellies with a hand lens to observe the plant,” Guilliams said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
This is where that hand lens is useful again, to distinguish between the two.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021
The Dunham Classification is based on rock texture, which is visible to the naked eye or using a hand lens and is easier for field applications.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
“I had my hand lens and binoculars and a notebook,” he said.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2012
These minute openings occur in the ridges of the skin, and may be easily seen with a hand lens.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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