noun
microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object
• Hypernyms: ↑microscope
• Hyponyms:
↑binocular microscope, ↑compound microscope, ↑hand glass, ↑simple microscope, ↑magnifying glass, ↑ultramicroscope, ↑dark-field microscope
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microscope (def. 1).
[1940-45]
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light microscope,
an ordinary microscope, using light, as distinguished from an electron microscope, a field-ion microscope, and the like: »
When platelets are seen in a stained blood smear under the light microscope, they look grainy, and the electron microscope reveals a variety of well-defined organelles (Scientific American).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.