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Light microscope

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microscopenounAn optical instrument used for observing small objects.
optical microscopenounSynonym of light microscope.
microscopynounThe use of microscopes.
microlensnounA microscopic lens
simple microscopenounA microscope with only one lens.
supermicroscopenounA microscope offering a very high level of magnification.
compound microscopenounA microscope with more than one lens, arranged so that the image formed by one lens is further magnified by another.
solar microscopenoun(historical) An apparatus for projecting upon a screen, by means of sunlight, an enlarged view of any object; essentially the same as the combination of lenses used in the magic lantern, taken in conjunction with a heliostat.
x-ray microscopenounA device that uses soft X-rays to produce images of very small objects.
electron microscopenounAny of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.
microspectroscopenounA spectroscope that incorporates a microscope, and that can measure the spectra of microscopic objects.
microphotographnounA photograph so reduced in size that it must be viewed through a lens or a microscope.
macro lensnoun(photography) A lens that allows a camera to focus at very close range to photograph small objects.
photomicrographnoun(photography) A photograph taken using a microscope.
magnascopenounA large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
fluoromicroscopenounA microscope used in fluoromicroscopy
μscopenounAbbreviation of microscope. [An optical instrument used for observing small objects.]
supermicroscopynoun(sciences) Very powerful microscopy, such as atomic force microscopy or electron microscopy.
microlasernounA microscopic laser, typically a few microns in size.
electromicroscopenounElectron microscope.

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