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photomicroscope

American

[foh-tuh-mahy-kruh-skohp] / ˌfoʊ təˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp /

noun

a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.

Other Word Forms

photomicroscopy

noun

Etymology

Origin of photomicroscope

First recorded in 1905–10; photo- + microscope

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photomicroscope

After playing around with these toggles and investigating with a photomicroscope, the physicist discovered two snowflakes that he coined “identical twins.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2016

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