magnifier

[ mag-nuh-fahy-er ]

/ ˈmæg nəˌfaɪ ər /

a person or thing that magnifies.

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

Nearby words

First recorded in 1540–50; magnify + -er¹

This image is viewed by a magnifier attached to the end B C.
Letters on Astronomy|Denison Olmsted
A curious thing is this proboscis, when seen through the magnifier.
Glaucus|Charles Kingsley
A little to the side of this magnifier is an opening in the cover, through which light is concentrated on the table.
Meteorology|J. G. M'Pherson
I dug up the roots and thoroughly dissected them, and with the aid of a magnifier I studied the trunk, the roots, and the limbs.
Wild Life on the Rockies|Enos A. Mills

The magnifier enlarged him to a seeming half inch or so, and I could see better, now, this strange tiny creature.
Micro-Man|Forrest James Ackerman