hand lens
Example Sentences
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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
A historical photo shows Armstrong carrying a rock hammer, a hand lens and a backpack for rock samples.
From Seattle Times
The city’s old concrete yields everything from tiny specimens demanding close inspection with a hand lens to a gigantic cliff fern almost 6 feet across.
From Seattle Times
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