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# magnifier

noun (a magnifier, magnifiers)

«magnifier» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A magnifier is a tool, usually a lens, that makes things look bigger than they are. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/#m1)
2. On a computer, a magnifier is a program that makes part of the screen bigger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons pupils use a magnifier (magnifying glass, hand lens) to look at insects, leaves and soil. In safety, a magnifier can focus sunlight and start a fire, so never point it at the sun or at people.

### Examples

- Look at the ant through the magnifier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/#x1)
- Grandma uses a magnifier to read small print. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/#x2)
- The magnifier made the leaf's veins easy to see. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/#x3)
- Never use a magnifier to look at the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/#x4)
- The detective picked up his magnifier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/#x5)
- Turn on the screen magnifier to see the text better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Also called a magnifying glass or hand lens. Verb: magnify (magnified). A magnifier makes things look bigger; it does not make them really bigger.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «magnifier» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnifier/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«magnifier» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/magnifier.html) on Mova free.