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compound microscope

com·pound mi·cro·scope
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound mahy-kruh-skohp]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd ˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound mahy-kruh-skohp]
    • /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd ˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp/

Definitions of compound microscope words

  • noun compound microscope an instrument for magnifying small objects, consisting of a lens of short focal length for forming an image that is further magnified by a second lens of longer focal length 3
  • noun compound microscope a microscope having an objective lens for forming an intermediate image and an eyepiece for viewing that image 3
  • noun compound microscope an optical instrument for forming magnified images of small objects, consisting of an objective lens with a very short focal length and an eyepiece with a longer focal length, both lenses mounted in the same tube. 1
  • noun compound microscope A microscope with more than one lens. 0
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Origin of compound microscope

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Compound microscope

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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compound microscope popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for compound microscope

noun compound microscope

  • microscope — an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye.
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