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noun
a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
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How to use reducing glass in a sentence

  • The reducing-glass will help you to get the size and position of things.

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British Dictionary definitions for reducing glass

reducing glass

noun
a lens or curved mirror that produces an image smaller than the object observed
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