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 — 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 — n. a microscope having an objective lens for forming an intermediate image and an eyepiece for viewing that image … English World dictionary
compound microscope — noun light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece • Hypernyms: ↑light microscope • Part Meronyms: ↑objective, ↑objective lens, ↑object lens, ↑object glass * * * noun : a microscop … Useful english dictionary
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 — noun A microscope with more than one lens … Wiktionary
compound microscope — Hans and Zacharias Janssen … Inventors, Inventions
compound microscope — com′pound mi′croscope n. opt 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 … From formal English to slang
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
