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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com′pound mi′croscope, 
  1. Opticsan 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. 
  • 1865–70

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