microscope
Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskəʊp/
The English word “microscope” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- An optical instrument used for observing small objects.
- Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope).
verb
- To examine with a microscope, to put under a microscope (literally or figuratively).
Etymology
From New Latin microscopium and Italian microscopio, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at”), equivalent to micro- + -scope.
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