compound microscope

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compound microscope

noun compound microscopes

A microscope with more than one lens, arranged so that the image formed by one lens is further magnified by another.

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@misc{compound_microscope_2026,
  title = {compound microscope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compound%20microscope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}