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microscopy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/maɪˈkrɒskəpɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/maɪˈkrɑskəpi/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mī kroskə pē, mīkrə skō′pē)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•cros•co•py  (mī kroskə pē, mīkrə skō′pē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Opticsthe use of the microscope.
  2. microscopic investigation.
  • 1655–65; microscope + -y3

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
microscopy /maɪˈkrɒskəpɪ/ n
  1. the study, design, and manufacture of microscopes
  2. investigation by use of a microscope
microscopist /maɪˈkrɒskəpɪst/ n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•cro•scope /ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Opticsan instrument having a magnifying lens, used for viewing objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye.
mi•cros•co•py /maɪˈkrɑskəpi/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -scope-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•cro•scope  (mīkrə skōp′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Opticsan optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye.
  2. Astronomy(cap.) the constellation Microscopium.
  • Neo-Latin mīcroscopium. See micro-, -scope
  • 1650–60

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