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microscopy

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. microscopy (noun)
  2. chemical microscopy (noun)
  3. electron microscope (noun)
  4. field ion microscope (noun)
  5. scanning electron microscope (noun)
  6. scanning tunneling microscope (noun)

mi·cros·co·py

noun \mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē\

Definition of MICROSCOPY

: the use of or investigation with a microscope
— mi·cros·co·pist \-pist\ noun
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First Known Use of MICROSCOPY

circa 1665

Rhymes with MICROSCOPY

arthroscopy, cryoscopy, endoscopy, fluoroscopy, rhinoscopy, spectroscopy

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