"compound microscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compound microscopes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compound microscope (plural compound microscopes)
  1. A microscope with more than one lens, arranged so that the image formed by one lens is further magnified by another. Related terms: simple microscope
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