telemicroscope

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noun

Any of several optical instruments that combine the functions of a telescope and microscope e.g. projecting a microscope image onto a screen.

OriginEnglish microscope ← Italian microscopio ← Latin mīcroscopium →
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Meanings

nountelemicroscope (plural telemicroscopes)

plural telemicroscopes

  1. Any of several optical instruments that combine the functions of a telescope and microscope e.g. projecting a microscope image onto a screen.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Latinmīcroscopium
  5. Italianmicroscopio
  6. Englishmicroscope
  7. Englishtelemicroscope

From tele- + microscope.

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APA

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

MLA

“telemicroscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemicroscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telemicroscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemicroscope.

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