Magnifying Glass

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Meaning

A piece of equipment used to make very small things look bigger.

Singular Noun: Magnifying Glass

Plural Noun: Magnifying Glasses

About Magnifying Glasses

A magnifying glass can be used to look more closely at small things to find out more about them. The magnifying glass makes things look bigger than they actually are. This is called 'magnifying'.

Examples

A scientist made the insect look bigger.

A scientist magnified the image of the flower.

Used in a sentence

A scientist used a magnifying glass to make the insect look bigger.

A scientist looked at a flower with a magnifying glass.