noun
light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image
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the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250
• Syn: ↑hand glass, ↑magnifying glass
• Hypernyms: ↑light microscope
• Hyponyms: ↑loupe, ↑jeweler's loupe
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a microscope having a single lens.
[1720-30]
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compound microscope and simple microscope
Microscopes with respectively two lenses and a single lens
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Main Entry: ↑microscope
Useful english dictionary. 2012.