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microscope

mic·ros·cope

UK/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskəʊp/ US/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/ fairly common

noun

1.

magnifier of the image of small objects

  • “the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell”

Origin

From New Latin microscopium and Italian microscopio, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at”), equivalent to micro- + -scope.

Phrases

  • atomic force microscope
  • compound microscope
  • cryo-transmission electron microscope
  • dissecting microscope
  • electron microscope
  • epifluorescence microscope
  • field emission microscope
  • fluorescence microscope

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