Shrink Optical Instrument Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • a magnifier of images of distant objects verb • crush together or collapse • make smaller or shorter
	41%	7		To shrink or shrink away from someone or something threatening or intimidating
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	29%	11		Optical element through which light enters an optical instrument
	noun • the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

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