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compound microscope

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: light microscope

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