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microscope
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mi·cro·scope  (mkr-skp)
n.
1. An optical instrument that uses a lens or a combination of lenses to produce magnified images of small objects, especially of objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye.
2. An instrument, such as an electron microscope, that uses electronic or other processes to magnify objects.
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microscope

microscope
Noun
1. an optical instrument that uses a lens or combination of lenses to produce a greatly magnified image of a small, close object
2. any instrument, such as the electron microscope, for producing a greatly magnified visual image of a small object

microscope  (mkr-skp)
Any of various instruments used to magnify small objects that are difficult or impossible to observe the naked eye. Optical microscopes use light reflected from or passed through the sample being observed to form a magnified image of the object, refracting the light with an arrangement of lenses and mirrors similar to those found in telescopes. See also atomic force microscopeelectron microscopefield ion microscope
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.microscopemicroscope - magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell"
angioscope - a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels
camera lucida - an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it
electron microscope - a microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light
light microscope - microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object
magnifier - a scientific instrument that magnifies an image
Translations

microscope [ˈmaɪkrəskəup] nmicroscopio;
under the microscope → al microscopio
microscope [ˈmaɪkrəskəup] micro... nmicroscope m;
under the microscope → au microscope
microscope [ˈmaɪkrəskəup] micro nMikroskop nt;
under the microscope micro → unter dem Mikroskop
microscope [ˈmaɪkrəskəup] nmicroscopio;
under the microscope → al microscopio

microscope
n microscope [ˈmaikrəskəup]
an instrument which makes very small objects able to be seen magnifying them greatly Germs are very small, and can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. mikroskoop مِكروسكوب: مِجْهَر микроскоп mikroskop mikroskop das Mikroskop μικροσκόπιο microscopio mikroskoop میکروسکوپ mikroskooppi microscope מִיקרוֹסקוֹפּ सूक्ष्मदर्शी mikroskop mikroszkóp mikroskop smásjá microscopio 顕微鏡 현미경 mikroskopas mikroskops mikroskop microscoop mikroskop mikroskop microscópio microscop микроскоп mikroskop mikroskop mikroskop mikroskop กล้องจุลทรรศน์ mikroskop 顯微鏡 мікроскоп خردبین kính hiển vi
adj ˌmicroˈscopic [-ˈsko-]
seen only by the aid of a microscope microscopic bacteria. mikroskopies مِكْروسكوبي: مِجْهَري микроскопичен mikroskopický mikroskopisk mikroskopisch klein μικροσκοπικός microscópico mikroskoopiline ذره بینی mikroskooppinen microscopique מִיקרוֹסקוֹפִּי, זָעִיר सूक्ष्म mikroskopski mikroszkopikus renik smásær, örsmár; smásjár- microscopico 顕微鏡的な 극미(極微)한 mikroskopinis, mikroskopiškas mikroskopisks halus microscopisch mikroskopisk, bittelite mikroskopijny microscópico microscopic микроскопический mikroskopický mikroskopski mikroskopski mikroskopisk ซึ่งมีขนาดเล็กมาก mikroskobik 極微小的 мікроскопічний خردبینی thuộc kính hiển vi
adv ˌmicroˈscopically
mikroskopies مِجْهَرِيّاً микроскопично mikroskopicky mikroskopiskt mikroskopisch klein μικροσκοπικά microscópicamente mikroskoopiliselt با ریز بینی mikroskooppisesti microscopiquement עַל יְדֵי מִיקרוֹסקוֹפּ सूक्ष्मदर्शिका mikroskopsko mikroszkopikusan secara mikroskopis örsmátt microscopicamente 顕微鏡的に 극미하게 mikroskopiškai mikroskopiski; detalizēti halus microscopisch mikroskopisk mikroskopijnie microscopicamente microscopic микроскопически mikroskopicky mikroskopsko mikroskopski mikroskopiskt ทางกล้องจุลทรรศน์ mikroskobik olarak 細微地 точно; детально خردبین کے ذریعہ bằng kính hiển vi


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