compound microscope

noun

A microscope with more than one lens, arranged so that the image formed by one lens is further magnified by another.

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Meanings

nouncompound microscope (plural compound microscopes)

plural compound microscopes

  1. A microscope with more than one lens, arranged so that the image formed by one lens is further magnified by another.

Translations

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compound microscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compound%20microscope

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