microscope Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun magnifier of the image of small objects
    • the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell

WordNet

Mi"cro*scope noun
Etymology
Micro- + -scope.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913