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magnifier

American  
[mag-nuh-fahy-er] / ˈmæg nəˌfaɪ ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that magnifies.

  2. a lens or combination of lenses that magnifies an object; magnifying glass.


Etymology

Origin of magnifier

First recorded in 1540–50; magnify + -er 1

Example Sentences

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The Bragg magnifier consists of two perfect silicon crystals, whose enlarging effect results from asymmetric diffraction in the silicon crystal lattice.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023

You can take your phone into the polling booth to use magnifier or text-to-speech apps, or the phone torch to improve lighting.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023

“I don’t see anything that would be considered as a technological add-on to it,” Barrios said after a few moments of examining the rock with a silver loupe magnifier.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2022

Chinese flag and Tesla logo is seen through a magnifier in this illustration taken January 7, 2021.

From Reuters • Jan. 4, 2022

The writing was so small we could not read it without a strong magnifier.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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