compound microscope

American  

noun

1. 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.

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compound microscope British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of compound microscope

First recorded in 1865–70

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compound microscope

Galileo had his telescope, Louis Pasteur had a compound microscope and American scientists today have … the treadmill?

From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

When processed properly, scientists like Lackmann can examine the otolith with a compound microscope and count the layers, like the rings on a tree, and learn the age of the fish.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023

Figure 26.16 A compound microscope composed of two lenses, an objective and an eyepiece.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

For ten, at $1.60 each, select any one of the following; morocco travelling-bag, stereoscope with six views, silver napkin-ring, compound microscope, lady's work-box, sheet-music or books worth $5.00.

From The Nursery, No. 106, October, 1875. Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers by Various

Have you ever seen a drop of pond water under a compound microscope?

From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen