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| mi·cro·scope [ mkrə skp ] (plural mi·cro·scopes) |
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magnifying instrument: a device that uses a lens or system of lenses to produce a greatly magnified image of an object. An optical microscope uses transmitted or reflected light to obtain the image. An electron microscope uses a beam of electrons and a system of electron-focusing lenses to obtain images.
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