photomicroscope

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noun

An instrument (microscope plus camera) that is used for making photomicrographs.

OriginEnglish microscope ← Italian microscopio ← Latin mīcroscopium →
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Meanings

nounphotomicroscope (plural photomicroscopes)

plural photomicroscopes

  1. An instrument (microscope plus camera) that is used for making photomicrographs.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Latinmīcroscopium
  9. Italianmicroscopio
  10. Englishmicroscope
  11. Englishphotomicroscope

From photo- + microscope.

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APA

photomicroscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomicroscope

MLA

“photomicroscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomicroscope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photomicroscope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomicroscope.

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