Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun magnifying_glass

1 sense of magnifying glass

Sense 1
hand glass, simple microscope, magnifying glass -- (light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250")
       => light microscope -- (microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object)