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
No hand lens is required to diagnose anthracnose, or the most common abiotic disorders.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021
Occasionally, one of them would cradle it in one palm and bring a hand lens to it with the other, inspecting the carnivorous plant that was their bounty.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2019
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
The general structure of the leaf stalk may be understood by making a series of cross-sections at different heights, and examining them with a hand lens.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
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