reflecting microscope

noun

a microscope whose objective is composed of two mirrors, one convex and the other concave; it is free of chromatic aberration

Meanings

nounreflecting microscope (plural reflecting microscopes)

plural reflecting microscopes

  1. a microscope whose objective is composed of two mirrors, one convex and the other concave; it is free of chromatic aberration
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