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microscope

mi·cro·scope [ mkrə skp ] (plural mi·cro·scopes)


noun 
Definition:
 
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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