burning-glass
UK/ˈbəːnɪŋɡlɑːs/
burning-glass noun: a magnifying lens, as used to focus sunlight on to an object.
Noun
burning-glass (plural burning-glasses)
- A magnifying lens, as used to focus sunlight on to an object.
- The more he sees her, the worse he is, uritque videndo; as in a burning-glass the sunbeams are re-collected to a centre, the rays of love are projected from her eyes.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition III...
- Our burning-glass also now became a great treasure, as it enabled me to magnify, and so perceive more clearly […].1858, R M Ballantyne, The Coral Island
burning-glass meaning in Tamil
burning-glass in Tamil
- சூரிய காந்திக் கண்ணாடி
Forms of burning-glass
| plural | burning-glasses |
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Questions about burning-glass
- What does burning-glass mean?
- Burning-glass means a magnifying lens, as used to focus sunlight on to an object.
- What is burning-glass in Tamil?
- Burning-glass in Tamil is சூரிய காந்திக் கண்ணாடி. See Burning-glass meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is burning-glass?
- Burning-glass is a noun.
- How do you pronounce burning-glass?
- Burning-glass is pronounced /ˈbəːnɪŋɡlɑːs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of burning-glass?
- The plural of burning-glass is burning-glasses.
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