reading glass
Text enlarging tool
A reading glass is a magnifying lens, typically handheld, used to enlarge text for easier reading.
The term usually refers to a single lens rather than spectacles, though the plural reading glasses commonly means eyeglasses for close-up vision: I need my reading glasses to see the menu.
- magnifyingIncreasing perceived size
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
- half moonSemicircular lunar phase
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
up close · eyeglasses · prescription · squinting · arm's length · newspaper · fine print · magnifier · frames · close-up · small print · vision · eye strain · elderly · old age · bookworm · book light · bedside table
- magnifiersloupe, magnifier, hand lens, jeweler's loupe, jewelers loupe
- optical devicestelescope, lens, binoculars, microscope, prism
- opticslens, lenses, mirror, mirrors, prism
- eyepieceswide-field
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