microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
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Definition of microscope
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
especially
: compound microscope
2
: a non-optical instrument (such as one using radiations other than light or using vibrations) for making enlarged images of minute objects
an acoustic microscope
Examples of microscope in a Sentence
Students viewed the crystals through a microscope.
Recent Examples on the Web
The data practices of the big tech companies are being put under a microscope, and Google appears to be examining its own behavior internally before regulators do. — Jon Porter, The Verge, "Google stops sharing Android user data that helped carriers plan coverage," 20 Aug. 2019 The propeller blades have adhesive on them to catch the pollen hovering in the air, and when Katz flips a switch, the propeller spins to life, capturing samples for later analysis under a microscope. — Lucas Joel, Quartz, "Detroit accidentally caused a pollen crisis by bulldozing the city’s abandoned areas," 15 Aug. 2019 The first four include analog, nano-scale etchings of 60,000 pages worth of information readable using various powers of microscopes. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "A Crashed Spacecraft Might Have Put Earth’s Most Indestructible Organisms on the Moon," 8 Aug. 2019 The officials are now under even more of a microscope. — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, "John Parry Q&A: On Officiating Super Bowl LIII, Pass Interference Replay and More," 25 June 2019 The bullpen, of course, has been under something of a microscope for most of the season as a result of the decision to let Craig Kimbrel walk. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "Dave Dombrowski: ‘We have a club that has a chance to win’," 13 June 2019 Before the advent of the microscope, his observations were limited by the power of the human eye and his tools. — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, "The Complete History of the Autopsy," 26 Dec. 2018 While other filmmakers have effectively captured San Francisco’s landmarks and topography, story co-writers Fails and Talbot seem to be filming the city’s streets with a microscope. — SFChronicle.com, "Capsule movie reviews for Aug. 18," 14 Aug. 2019 Well, the brain tissue expansion process embeds tissue into a hydrogel and then expands it, which allows for high resolution imaging with a regular microscope. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Honey, I Shrunk Everything: MIT Scientists Can Shrink Objects to the Nanoscale," 18 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'microscope.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for microscope
microscope
noun
English Language Learners Definition of microscope
: a device used for producing a much larger view of very small objects so that they can be seen clearly
See the full definition for microscope in the English Language Learners Dictionary
microscope
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mi·cro·scope
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Kids Definition of microscope
: an instrument with one or more lenses used to help a person to see something very small by making it appear larger
microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
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Medical Definition of microscope
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
especially
: compound microscope — see light microscope, phase-contrast microscope, polarizing microscope, reflecting microscope, ultraviolet microscope
2
: an instrument using radiations other than light or using vibrations for making enlarged images of minute objects
an acoustic microscope
— see electron microscope, scanning electron microscope, x-ray microscope
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