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Microscope Definition

microscope

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English

Wikipedia has an article on: Microscope

Etymology

From Greek mikros, small, and skopein, to look at.

Pronunciation

Noun

microscope (plural microscopes)

  1. An optical instrument used for observing small objects.
  2. Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope).

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