microscope en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
- mīʹkrə-skōp'
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskəʊp/ (UK)
- /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope From New Latin microscopium and Italian microscopio, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at”), equivalent to micro- + -scope.
Meanings
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An optical instrument used for observing small objects.
That he might ascertain whether any of the cloths of ancient Egypt were made of hemp, M. Dutrochet has examined with the microscope the weavable filaments of this last vegetable.
1837, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, volume 23, page 222:Elsewhere, professionals could enthuse over new precision instruments capable, for instance, of measuring weights down to a tenth of a milligram, or over a host of self-registering thermometers and barometers, microscopes, typewriters, calculators and all sorts of technical and musical devices, including automatic concertinas, edeophones, auto-harps, bigophones and other long-forgotten objects.
1978, Jan Romein, The Watershed of Two Eras: Europe in 1900, page 303:
- Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| microscopes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
electromicroscope · microscopic · simple microscope · fluoromicroscope · under the microscope · transmission electron microscope · epifluorescence microscope · microscopical · cryo-transmission electron microscope · fluorescence microscope · microscopial · scanning tunneling microscope · microscope slide · electron microscope · stimulated emission depletion microscope · videomicroscope · endomicroscope · biomicroscope · phase contrast microscope · microscopist · optical microscope · spectromicroscope · petrographic microscope · microscopy · monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope · photomicroscope · stereo microscope · bimicroscope · scanning transmission electron microscope · compound microscope · supermicroscope · projection microscope · microscopal · interference microscope · oxyhydrogen microscope · reflecting microscope · ultramicroscope · atomic force microscope · telemicroscope · stereomicroscope · otomicroscope · light microscope · X-ray microscope · dissecting microscope · colpomicroscope · solar microscope · scanning electron microscope · blink microscope · cryomicroscope · field emission microscope
Relateds
Translations (144)
kum микроскоп (an optical instrument) · sah микроскоп (an optical instrument) · sv mikroskop (an optical instrument) · da mikroskop (an optical instrument) · oc microscòpi (an optical instrument) · sh sitnòzor (an optical instrument) · cdo 顯微鏡 /显微镜 (an optical instrument) · uk мікроско́п (an optical instrument) · mi karuwhakarahi (an optical instrument) · sl mikroskop (an optical instrument) · chr ᎾᎥᏂᎨ ᎠᎪᎵᎡᏙᏗ (an optical instrument) · zza mikroskop (an optical instrument) · ga micreascóp (an optical instrument) · ml സൂക്ഷ്മദർശിനി (an optical instrument) · cy microsgop (an optical instrument) · su mikroskop (an optical instrument) · te సూక్ష్మదర్శిని (an optical instrument) · pms microscòpi (an optical instrument) · ce микроско́п (an optical instrument) · la mīcroscopium (an optical instrument) · nn mikroskop (an optical instrument) · nv chʼosh doo yitʼíinii bee nílʼíní (an optical instrument) · mr सूक्ष्मदर्शक (an optical instrument) · nan-hbl 顯微鏡 /显微镜 (an optical instrument) · hu mikroszkóp (an optical instrument) · ca microscopi (an optical instrument) · jam maikroskuop (an optical instrument) · so sheybaar (an optical instrument) · sn dongoradatu (an optical instrument) · vro fähküsilm (an optical instrument) · bh खुर्दबीन (an optical instrument) · cmn 顯微鏡 /显微镜 (an optical instrument) · kn ಸೀರುತೋರ್ಪುಕ (an optical instrument) · dar микроскоп (an optical instrument) · bh सूक्ष्मदर्शी (an optical instrument) · os микроскоп (an optical instrument) · es microscopio (an optical instrument) · ur خردبین (an optical instrument) · kmr hûrbîn (an optical instrument) · pl mikroskop (an optical instrument) · ab амикроскоп (an optical instrument) · stq Mikroskop (an optical instrument) · hi ख़ुर्दबीन (an optical instrument) · th กล้องจุลทรรศน์ (an optical instrument) · ky микроскоп (an optical instrument) · nb mikroskop (an optical instrument) · fy mikroskoop (an optical instrument) · tt микроскоп (an optical instrument) · cv микроскоп (an optical instrument) · sw darubini ya vidudu (an optical instrument) · tr mikroskop (an optical instrument) · vi kính hiển vi (an optical instrument) · ms teropong halus (an optical instrument) · bg микроско́п (an optical instrument) · csb mikroskòp (an optical instrument) · war mikroskopyo (an optical instrument) · sh mȉkroskop (an optical instrument) · crh hurdebin (an optical instrument) · kmr mîkroskop (an optical instrument) · av микроско́п (an optical instrument) · ur خرد بین (an optical instrument) · ms mikroskop (an optical instrument) · et mikroskoop (an optical instrument) · ko 현미경 (an optical instrument) · br mikroskop (an optical instrument) · nso maekrosekôpo (an optical instrument) · ug مىكروسكوپ (an optical instrument) · hak 顯微鏡 /显微镜 (an optical instrument) · ckb وردبین (an optical instrument) · km អតិសុខុមទស្សន៍ (an optical instrument) · ta நுண்நோக்கி (an optical instrument) · pnb مائکروسکوپ (an optical instrument) · ast microscopiu (an optical instrument) · az mikroskop (an optical instrument) · ja マイクロスコープ (an optical instrument) · id mikroskop (an optical instrument) · az xürdəbin (an optical instrument) · hy մանրադիտակ (an optical instrument) · ms teropong tuma (an optical instrument) · vro mikroskuup (an optical instrument) · fi mikroskooppi (an optical instrument) · nl microscoop (an optical instrument) · rue микроско́п (an optical instrument) · rup microscopu (an optical instrument) · yi מיקראָסקאָפּ (an optical instrument) · ba микроскоп (an optical instrument) · fa ریزبین (an optical instrument) · is smásjá (an optical instrument) · gl microscopio (an optical instrument) · he מִיקְרוֹסְקוֹפִּ (an optical instrument) · fr microscope (an optical instrument) · kk микроскоп (an optical instrument) · sq mikroskop (an optical instrument) · crh mikroskop (an optical instrument) · my မိုက္ကရိုစကုပ် (an optical instrument) · de Mikroskop (an optical instrument) · ota خردهبین (an optical instrument) · tl miksipat (an optical instrument) · vo daluskop (an optical instrument) · ms teropong kuman (an optical instrument) · lt mikroskopas (an optical instrument) · jv mikroskop (an optical instrument) · mi karaihe whakanui (an optical instrument) · sk mikroskop (an optical instrument) · nap micruscopio (an optical instrument) · ro microscop (an optical instrument) · lez микроскоп (an optical instrument) · fa میکروسکوپ (an optical instrument) · fur microscop (an optical instrument) · eu mikroskopio (an optical instrument) · it microscopio (an optical instrument) · myv микроскоп (an optical instrument) · pt microscópio (an optical instrument) · ja 顕微鏡 (an optical instrument) · km មីក្រូទស្សន៍ (an optical instrument) · ru микроско́п (an optical instrument) · ms teropong hama (an optical instrument) · eo mikroskopo (an optical instrument) · kn ಮೈಕ್ರೋಸ್ಕೋಪು (an optical instrument) · gv mynreayrtane (an optical instrument) · bn অণুবীক্ষণযন্ত্র (an optical instrument) · ht mikwoskòp (an optical instrument) · ar مِجْهَر (an optical instrument) · ka მიკროსკოპი (an optical instrument) · sh ми̏кроскоп (an optical instrument) · li microscoap (an optical instrument) · yue 顯微鏡 /显微镜 (an optical instrument) · af mikroskoop (an optical instrument) · lv mikroskops (an optical instrument) · kn ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮದರ್ಶಕ (an optical instrument) · si අන්වීක්ෂය (an optical instrument) · hi सूक्ष्मदर्शी (an optical instrument) · uz mikroskop (an optical instrument) · tl mikroskopyo (an optical instrument) · sw hadubini (an optical instrument) · bo ཆེ་ཤེལ (an optical instrument) · mk ми́кроскоп (an optical instrument) · tg резбин (an optical instrument) · el μικροσκόπιο (an optical instrument) · mhr микроскоп (an optical instrument) · mn микроскоп (an optical instrument) · io mikroskopo (an optical instrument) · cs mikroskop (an optical instrument) · be мікраско́п (an optical instrument)