the study, design, and manufacture of microscopes investigation by use of a microscope
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mi•cros•co•py
(mī kros′kə pē, mī′krə skō′pē),USA pronunciation n.
mi•cros•co•pist
(mī kros′kə pist, mī′krə skō′pist),USA pronunciation n.
- Opticsthe use of the microscope.
- microscopic investigation.
- 1655–65; microscope + -y3
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mi•cro•scope /ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Opticsan instrument having a magnifying lens, used for viewing objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye.
mi•cro•scope
(mī′krə skōp′),USA pronunciation n.
- Opticsan 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.
- Astronomy(cap.) the constellation Microscopium.
- Neo-Latin mīcroscopium. See micro-, -scope
- 1650–60
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