optical microscope

American  

[ahp-tik-uhl mahy-kruh-skohp] / ˈɑp tɪk əl ˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp /

noun

plural

optical microscopes

1. a microscope using visible light rather than other forms of radiation such as infrared or x-rays.

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optical microscope Scientific  

1. See under microscope

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Other Word Forms

• optical microscopic adjective
• optical microscopy noun

Example Sentences

By comparing the apparent positions of the holes as viewed by the optical microscope with the actual positions, the researchers assessed errors from magnification calibration and image distortion of the optical microscope.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

And unlike the quartz discs, which stored data digitally, the nickel sheets can be read using a standard optical microscope, magnified up to 1,000 times.

From The Verge • May 15, 2018

Once back in London, he and Dodd peered at very thin slices of the rocks, first with an optical microscope, then with a laser-based device called a Raman microscope.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2017

The tracks are large and can be visually counted under an optical microscope.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

The molecules are huge; they can be seen with an ordinary optical microscope, and a microscopically visible molecule is a curious-looking object, to say the least.

From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam