microscope
noun
an 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.
microscopes
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pluralof microscope.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Scientists observed oysters in glass vats, dissected their innards and studied their anatomy under microscopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
They used an unusual property of transmission electron microscopes to recreate the process.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
Citizen scientists will then be encouraged to gather sediment from rooftops and gutters and use magnets, sieves, and microscopes provided by the project to isolate potential micrometeorites.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
"The structure we have created here is so fine that it cannot be seen with optical microscopes at all," says Prof. Paul Mayrhofer from TU Wien's Institute of Materials Science and Technology.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
They were going to have the newest microscopes and chemistry equipment for their laboratory.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
