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microscope

nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/mikɾuʃˈkɔpju/mi·cros·có·pi·o

Definition

An optical instrument that magnifies the image of very small objects, allowing their detailed observation.

“Biologists use the microscope to study cells.”

“The sample was observed under an electron microscope.”

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