microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp 
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
especially
: compound microscope
2
: a non-optical instrument (such as one using radiations other than light or using vibrations) for making enlarged images of minute objects
an acoustic microscope
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Students viewed the crystals through a microscope.
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Nia Bowers, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
Human umpires continue to improve, in no small part because pitch tracking puts every call under a microscope.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Images that map the spatial relationships in the All-TNN network look like the topographic view of a hilly region, or a group of microorganisms viewed under a microscope.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2025
Everything Drake and Kendrick have dropped since their beef has been put under a microscope.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
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“Microscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microscope. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or a combination of lenses for making enlarged or magnified images of minute objects
2
: an instrument using radiation other than light for making enlarged images of very small objects
Medical Definition
microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
2
: an instrument using radiations other than light or using vibrations for making enlarged images of minute objects
an acoustic microscope
see electron microscope, scanning electron microscope, x-ray microscope
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