microprojector
noun
mi·cro·pro·jec·tor
ˌmī-krō-prə-ˈjek-tər 
: a projector utilizing a compound microscope for projecting on a screen a greatly enlarged image of a microscopic object
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The image travels through a microprojector to a lens in front of the eye, creating a transparent display that layers the virtual image over the view of the real world.
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microprojector
noun
mi·cro·pro·jec·tor
ˌmī-krō-prə-ˈjek-tər
: a projector utilizing a compound microscope for projecting on a screen a greatly enlarged image of a microscopic object
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