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light microscope

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Noun1.light microscope - microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object
binocular microscope - a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes
compound microscope - light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece
eyepiece, ocular - combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
magnifying glass, simple microscope, hand glass - light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250"
microscope - magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell"
dark-field microscope, ultramicroscope - light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes
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