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Microscope

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Microscope"

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Word	Definition
microscopynoun	The use of microscopes.
microscopic	So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
focusnoun	(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
spotlightnoun	(figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
lubricating	That lubricates.
magnificationnoun	The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.
scopenoun	The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
magnifiernoun	A magnifying glass.
lensnoun	(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
optical microscopenoun	Synonym of light microscope.
light microscopenoun	A scientific instrument which provides a magnified view of very small objects that are illuminated with visible light which then passes through optical lenses.
compound microscopenoun	A microscope with more than one lens, arranged so that the image formed by one lens is further magnified by another.
magnifying glassnoun	An instrument made of convex glass, used to magnify.
temnoun	(uncountable) Initialism of transmission electron microscopy. [A form of electron microscopy in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a thin layer of sample]
transmission electron microscopenoun	A form of electron microscope in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a thin layer of sample.
confocal microscope	—
fluorescence microscopenoun	A microscope that uses fluorescence to form an image
dissecting microscopenoun	Synonym of stereomicroscope.
stereo microscopenoun	Alternative form of stereomicroscope. [a microscope with two eyepieces, used for observing stereoscopic images]
electron microscopenoun	Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.