01 n. An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be …
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An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by the naked eye.
Phrases & compounds
Compound microscope —
an instrument consisting of a combination of lenses such that the image formed by the lens or set of lenses nearest the object (called the objective) is magnified by another lens called the ocular or eyepiece.
Simple microscope —
a single convex lens used to magnify objects placed in its focus.