compound microscope

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• Compound microscope — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Compound microscope — A microscope (an optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects) which consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the eye) and the second serving as the objective lens (close… …   Medical dictionary

• Compound microscope — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• compound microscope — сложный микроскоп …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• compound microscope — noun Date: circa 1859 a microscope consisting of an objective and an eyepiece mounted in a drawtube …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• compound microscope — an optical instrument for forming magnified images of small objects, consisting of an objective lens with a very short focal length and an eyepiece with a longer focal length, both lenses mounted in the same tube. See illus. under microscope.… …   Universalium

• compound microscope — Горное дело: биологический микроскоп …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• compound microscope — сложный микроскоп …   Англо русский политехнический словарь

• compound microscope — сложный микроскоп …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь

• Compound — Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] Compound …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English