microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp 
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
especially
: compound microscope
2
: a non-optical instrument (such as one using radiations other than light or using vibrations) for making enlarged images of minute objects
an acoustic microscope
Examples of microscope in a Sentence
Students viewed the crystals through a microscope.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some employees might have concerns that leadership will put their performance under a microscope.
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Daniel Farrar, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Now that Mizuhara’s life is under a microscope, key aspects of his biography have proved difficult to confirm; others are outright false.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
When compared under a microscope with hair samples from three black-and-white pandas, Qizai’s brownish fur had fewer and smaller melanosomes, tiny structures found in cells that are responsible for skin and hair pigment in mammals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
The doctor scraped the area and examined the cells under a microscope, Simmons said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Whitman, currently the U.S. ambassador to Kenya, isn’t expected to come to court during the trial, although her management of HP and the Autonomy takeover is expected to be placed under a microscope.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
Garabedian’s early interest in science came from his gemologist father who liked to tinker with gadgets and microscopes.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Intermittent fasting has been under the microscope ever since the American Heart Association (AHA) released information earlier this week from a study that linked the eating pattern to a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
Shohei Ohtani is used to being under the microscope due to his unparalleled success on the baseball field, but the slugger is now embroiled in a scandal involving his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Daniel Farrar, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Now that Mizuhara’s life is under a microscope, key aspects of his biography have proved difficult to confirm; others are outright false.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
When compared under a microscope with hair samples from three black-and-white pandas, Qizai’s brownish fur had fewer and smaller melanosomes, tiny structures found in cells that are responsible for skin and hair pigment in mammals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
The doctor scraped the area and examined the cells under a microscope, Simmons said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Whitman, currently the U.S. ambassador to Kenya, isn’t expected to come to court during the trial, although her management of HP and the Autonomy takeover is expected to be placed under a microscope.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
Garabedian’s early interest in science came from his gemologist father who liked to tinker with gadgets and microscopes.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Intermittent fasting has been under the microscope ever since the American Heart Association (AHA) released information earlier this week from a study that linked the eating pattern to a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
Shohei Ohtani is used to being under the microscope due to his unparalleled success on the baseball field, but the slugger is now embroiled in a scandal involving his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
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microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or a combination of lenses for making enlarged or magnified images of minute objects
2
: an instrument using radiation other than light for making enlarged images of very small objects
Medical Definition
microscope
noun
mi·cro·scope
ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp
1
: an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
2
: an instrument using radiations other than light or using vibrations for making enlarged images of minute objects
an acoustic microscope
see electron microscope, scanning electron microscope, x-ray microscope
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