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a) An optical instrument used for observing small objects.b) Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope).
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microscope — [ mikrɔskɔp ] n. m. • 1656; lat. mod. microscopium (1618), du gr. ♦ Instrument d optique qui permet de voir des objets invisibles à l œil nu grâce à un système de lentilles. Microscope qui grossit mille fois. Étude, examen des objets visibles au… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Microscope — Mi cro*scope, n. [Micro + scope.] 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}. [1913 Webster] {Compound microscope}, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Microscope — ist der Name eines Kleinsatelliten, den Frankreich 2012 in eine sonnensynchrone Umlaufbahn in 710 km Höhe bringen will. Er soll das Äquivalenzprinzip mit einer Genauigkeit, die besser ist als 10 15, überprüfen. Dazu trägt er zwei Körper aus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
microscope — [mī′krə skōp΄] n. [ModL microscopium: see MICRO & SCOPE] an instrument consisting essentially of a lens or combination of lenses, for making very small objects, as microorganisms, look larger so that they can be seen and studied: see also… … English World dictionary
microscope — (n.) 1650s, from Mod.L. microscopium, lit. an instrument for viewing what is small, from Gk. micro (see MICRO (Cf. micro )) + skopion, from skopein to look, see (see SCOPE (Cf. scope)) … Etymology dictionary
microscope — MICROSCOPE. s. m. Terme pris du Grec. On appelle ainsi un instrument qui grossit tellement les objets par la disposition du verre au travers duquel on les regarde, qu on en distingue aisément jusqu aux moindres petites parties … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
microscope — ► NOUN ▪ an optical instrument for magnifying very small objects. ORIGIN from Greek mikros small + skopein look at … English terms dictionary
microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. 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. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… … Universalium
Microscope — This article is about microscopes in general. For light microscopes, see optical microscope. Microscope Us … Wikipedia
