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Definition of Magnifier

1. Noun. A scientific instrument that magnifies an image.

Definition of Magnifier

1. n. One who, or that which, magnifies.

Definition of Magnifier

1. Noun. That which magnifies. ¹

2. Noun. A magnifying glass. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Magnifier

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnifier

Literary usage of Magnifier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1850)
"Having been subjected to the above preliminaries, most people are in a sufficient state of enlightenment to discover, by the aid of the Molecular magnifier, ..."

2. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"... until it lies, without parallax, in the plane of the image. To this apparatus Becke gave the name of Klein magnifier (Klein'sche Lupe) since ..."

3. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"... until it lies, without parallax, in the plane of the image. To this apparatus Becke gave the name of Klein magnifier (Klein'sche Lupe) since ..."

4. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1914)
"... until it lies, without parallax, in the plane of the image. To this apparatus Becke gave the name of Klein magnifier (Klein'sche Lupe) since ..."

5. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"Vertical magnifier. — For the examination of specimens after the ... Vertical magnifier. been found very useful. The plain glass reflector G placed at an ..."

6. A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope: Including the Different by John Quekett (1855)
"... and then is bent on a right angle for about the same length, the last part is square, and upon the square, the magnifier is made to fit; this is a much ..."

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