microscopes
microscopes is the plural of microscope.
Meaning of microscope
Noun
microscope (plural microscopes)
- An optical instrument used for observing small objects.
- That he might ascertain whether any of the cloths of ancient Egypt were made of hemp, M. Dutrochet has examined with the microscope the weavable filaments of this last vegetable.1837, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, volume 23, page 222
- Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope).
Phrases with microscopes
- light microscopes
- solar microscopes
- X-ray microscopes
- simple microscopes
- stereo microscopes
- optical microscopes
- compound microscopes
- electron microscopes
- dissecting microscopes
- projection microscopes
- reflecting microscopes
- oxyhydrogen microscopes
13 more phrasesFewer phrases
- atomic force microscopes
- fluorescence microscopes
- interference microscopes
- petrographic microscopes
- field emission microscopes
- phase contrast microscopes
- epifluorescence microscopes
- scanning electron microscopes
- scanning tunneling microscopes
- transmission electron microscopes
- stimulated emission depletion microscopes
- scanning transmission electron microscopes
- monochromated scanning transmission electron microscopes
Questions about microscopes
- What is microscopes the plural of?
- Microscopes is the plural of microscope.
Words near microscopes in the dictionary
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