Usually means: Magnifies using two lens systems.
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General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. compound microscope: Merriam-Webster
  2. compound microscope: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. compound microscope: Collins English Dictionary
  4. compound microscope: Vocabulary.com
  5. compound microscope: Wordnik
  6. compound microscope: Wiktionary
  7. compound microscope: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. compound microscope: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. compound microscope: Dictionary.com
  10. Compound microscope: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. compound microscope: Rhymezone
  12. compound microscope: FreeDictionary.org
  13. compound microscope: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. compound microscope: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. compound microscope: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. compound microscope: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Compound microscope, Microscope, compound: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. compound microscope: Medical dictionary
  6. Compound microscope, Microscope, compound: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (compound microscope)

▸ noun:  A microscope with more than one lens, arranged so that the image formed by one lens is further magnified by another.

Similar:
simple microscope, light microscope, supermicroscope, electron microscope, photomicroscope, telemicroscope, magnifier, stereo microscope, macrolens, optical microscope, more...

Opposite:
simple microscope

Types:
light microscope, electron microscope, more...

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Similar:
simple microscope, light microscope, supermicroscope, electron microscope, photomicroscope, telemicroscope, magnifier, stereo microscope, macrolens, optical microscope, more...

Opposite:
simple microscope

Types:
light microscope, electron microscope, more...



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