noun
Meaning 1
That which magnifies.
One who extols.
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magnifier
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CMU ARPABET: M AE1 G N AH0 F AY2 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
That which magnifies.
A magnifying glass.
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noun
Meaning 3
a scientific instrument that magnifies an image
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scientific instrument
Narrower terms: microscope, telescope, scope
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2s Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh2nós Proto-Italic *magnos Latin magnus Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin magnificus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin magnificāre Middle French magnifierbor. Middle English magnifien English magnify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English magnifier From magnify + -er.