| NOUN | artifact | magnifying glass, hand glass, simple microscope | light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image |
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| Meaning | light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image. | |
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| Example | "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" | |
| Synonyms | hand glass, simple microscope | |
| Narrower | loupe, jeweler's loupe | small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists |
| Broader | light microscope | microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object |
| Spanish | cristal de aumento, lente de aumento, lupa | |
| Catalan | lent d'augment, lupa | |
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