compound microscope


noun

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.

Origin of compound microscope

First recorded in 1865–70

British Dictionary definitions for compound microscope

compound microscope

noun

an instrument for magnifying small objects, consisting of a lens of short focal length for forming an image that is further magnified by a second lens of longer focal length Compare simple microscope

Medical definitions for compound microscope

compound microscope

n.

A microscope consisting of an objective and an eyepiece at opposite ends of an adjustable tube.