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- [mahy-kruh-skohp]
- /ˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp/
- /ˈmaɪ.krə.skəʊp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahy-kruh-skohp]
- /ˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp/
Definitions of microscope word
- noun 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. 1
- noun microscope (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Microscopium. 1
- noun microscope An optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells, typically magnified several hundred times. 1
- noun microscope magnifying instrument 1
- countable noun microscope A microscope is a scientific instrument which makes very small objects look bigger so that more detail can be seen. 0
- noun microscope an optical instrument that uses a lens or combination of lenses to produce a magnified image of a small, close object. Modern optical microscopes have magnifications of about 1500 to 2000 0
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Origin of microscope
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
From the New Latin word mīcroscopium, dating back to 1650-60. See micro-, -scope
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Parts of speech for Microscope
noun
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conjunction
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microscope popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for microscope
noun microscope
- optical microscope — traditional magnifying instrument
- light microscope — microscope (def 1).
- simple microscope — a microscope having a single lens.
- 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
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