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simple microscope
noun
- a microscope having a single lens.
simple microscope
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Word History and Origins
Origin of simple microscope1
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Example Sentences
In front of the window, she placed a table for opening eggs and a simple microscope for operating on the embryos.
This is the principle of the magnifying glass used by watch-makers and of the simple microscope.
Explain why a simple microscope assists in looking at the parts of a flower or insect.
For most purposes, common plano-convex or doubly convex lenses are sufficient to form the object-glasses of a simple microscope.
He could dissect well under the simple microscope, but I think it was by dint of his great patience and carefulness.
In the first half of the seventeenth century the simple microscope came into use.
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