simple microscope

noun

A microscope with only one lens.

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hand glassmagnifying glass
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Meanings

nounsimple microscope (plural simple microscopes)

plural simple microscopes

  1. A microscope with only one lens.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlight microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image

Similar
hand glassmagnifying glass
Broader
light microscope
Also see
hand glassmagnifying glass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Tagalog payak na miksipat
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APA

simple microscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simple%20microscope

MLA

“simple microscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simple%20microscope. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simple microscope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simple%20microscope.

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