simple microscope — noun light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250 • Syn: ↑hand glass, ↑magnifying glass • Hypernyms: ↑light microscope • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
simple microscope — a microscope having a single lens. [1720 30] * * * … Universalium
simple microscope — noun A microscope with only one lens … Wiktionary
simple microscope — a microscope that consists of a single lens; a magnifying glass … Medical dictionary
Microscope — Mi cro*scope, n. [Micro + scope.] An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by the {naked eye}. [1913 Webster] {Compound microscope}, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… … Universalium
Microscope, simple — A microscope that has a single converging lens (or a combination of lenses that function optically as a single converging lens). Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632 1723) made good use of the simple microscope to look at the life within a drop of water,… … Medical dictionary
MICROSCOPE — s. m. Instrument d optique dont on se sert pour grossir à la vue les petits objets. Cet objet est si petit, qu on ne le peut voir qu avec un microscope. Avec le secours du microscope, on a fait bien des découvertes dans la physique. Microscope… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
MICROSCOPE — n. m. Instrument d’optique dont on se sert pour grossir à la vue les petits objets. Regarder au microscope. La physique fait un emploi constant du microscope. Microscope simple. Microscope composé. Fig., Il voit tout au microscope, Son… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
microscope — noun a) An optical instrument used for observing small objects. b) Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope). See Also: compound microscope, electron microscope, microscopic, microscopy, simple microscope … Wiktionary
