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
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Students viewed the crystals through a microscope.
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These public conversations feel cold and clinical, as Black people are pinned down and wriggling under the microscope.
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Alena Botros, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
Prince Harry, who's weathered life under a microscope and the associated media scrutiny over every aspect of his existence, might know a little something about that.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
These public conversations feel cold and clinical, as Black people are pinned down and wriggling under the microscope.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Investors and regulators have had Boeing under the microscope since a door panel flew off a near-new 737 MAX jet in midair in January.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Oct. 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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