magnifier

[ mag-nuh-fahy-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that magnifies.
2. a lens or combination of lenses that magnifies an object; magnifying glass.

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnifier¹

First recorded in 1540–50; magnify + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The new system combines X-ray phase contrast with a so-called Bragg magnifier and a photon-counting detector.

From Science Daily

You can take your phone into the polling booth to use magnifier or text-to-speech apps, or the phone torch to improve lighting.

From BBC

“I don’t see anything that would be considered as a technological add-on to it,” Barrios said after a few moments of examining the rock with a silver loupe magnifier.

From Los Angeles Times

Twitter logo and stock graph are seen through a magnifier displayed in this illustration taken September 4, 2022.

From Reuters

His task when he was earning his degree, aided by magnifiers and microscopes: “working with teeny-tiny things, chopping them into little pieces and really looking at the minutiae.”

From Seattle Times