microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp 
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
especially
: compound microscope
2
: a non-optical instrument (such as one using radiations other than light or using vibrations) for making enlarged images of minute objects
an acoustic microscope
Examples of microscope in a Sentence
Students viewed the crystals through a microscope.
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
My older son loved learning to play the steel drums and looking at coral under a microscope.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024
Such incidents, put under a microscope by the British press, are merely random glimpses into their private lives, their most precious possession.
—Todd Gold, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Colorado: small but big weekend Colorado’s recruiting efforts under second-year coach Deion Sanders have been placed under a microscope.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
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microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or a combination of lenses for making enlarged or magnified images of minute objects
2
: an instrument using radiation other than light for making enlarged images of very small objects
Medical Definition
microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
2
: an instrument using radiations other than light or using vibrations for making enlarged images of minute objects
an acoustic microscope
see electron microscope, scanning electron microscope, x-ray microscope
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