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Etymology
From Gr. mikros, small, and skopein, to look at.
Pronunciation
enPR|mīʹkrÉ-skÅp'
Hyphenation: miâ¢croâ¢scope
Noun
en-noun
- An optical instrument used for observing small objects.
- Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope).
Related terms
compound microscope
electron microscope
microscopic
microscopy
simple microscope
Translations
Dutch: microscoop m
French: microscope m
Finnish: mikroskooppi
German: Mikroskop n
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Japanese: é¡å¾®é¡
Swedish: mikroskop n
Thai: à¸à¸¥à¹à¸à¸à¸à¸¸à¸¥à¸à¸£à¸£à¸¨à¸à¹ (glong jun la taad)
See also
magnifying glass
telescope
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