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    COMPOUND MICROSCOPE

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepieceplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("compound microscope" is a kind of...):

    light microscope (microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object)

    Meronyms (parts of "compound microscope"):

    object glass; object lens; objective; objective lens (the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed)

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