hand lens
Example Sentences
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The rarest was the minuscule rinodina isidioides - its tiny structures, when seen through a hand lens, resemble its common name, skeletal fingers.
From BBC
“We needed to lay on our bellies with a hand lens to observe the plant,” Guilliams said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times
This is where that hand lens is useful again, to distinguish between the two.
From Seattle Times
A 10x-magnifying hand lens may be required to confirm the identification of smaller arthropods, like the two-spotted spider mite that flourishes in hot, dry conditions, because each adult is maybe a 50th of an inch long.
From Seattle Times
No hand lens is required to diagnose anthracnose, or the most common abiotic disorders.
From Seattle Times
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