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Magnifier

One who, or that which, magnifies.

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Microscope 76% connected

An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by…

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Scope 76% connected

That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate de…

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Telescope 76% connected

An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.

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Magnify 74% connected

To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the o…

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Magnify 74% connected

To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the o…

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