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compound microscope
noun
- an optical instrument for forming magnified images of small objects, consisting of an objective lens with a very short focal length and an eyepiece with a longer focal length, both lenses mounted in the same tube.
compound microscope
noun
- 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 Compare simple microscope
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Word History and Origins
Origin of compound microscope1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
Having obtained a pure culture of bacteria, they may easily be studied under the compound microscope.
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Viewed under the compound microscope, it has the appearance of an irregular mass of granular protoplasm.
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Some neurones in the human body, although visible only under the compound microscope, give rise to axons several feet in length.
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The kind of compound microscope to be purchased will depend upon the nature of the work of the investigator.
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Explanations requiring the use of a compound microscope do not enter necessarily into these lessons.
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