- binocular microscope
- a microscope with two eyepieces, making possible simultaneous viewing with both eyes.
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binocular microscope
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binocular microscope — microscope designed to be looked through with both eyes at once … English contemporary dictionary
binocular microscope — noun a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes • Hypernyms: ↑light microscope • Hyponyms: ↑operating microscope … Useful english dictionary
Binocular — Bin*oc u*lar, a. [Cf. F. binoculaire. See {Binocle}.] 1. Having two eyes. Most animals are binocular. Derham. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at once; as, binocular vision. [1913 Webster] 3. Adapted to the use of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
binocular — Adapted to the use of both eyes; said of an optical instrument. [L. bini, paired, + oculus, eye] * * * bin·oc·u·lar bī näk yə lər, bə adj of, relating to, using, or adapted to the use of both eyes <binocular vision> <a binocular… … Medical dictionary
Binocular — Bin*oc u*lar, n. A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… … Universalium
Microscope — An optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects. The name microscope was coined by Johannes Faber (1574 1629) who in 1628 borrowed from the Greek to combined micro , small with skopein, to view. Although the first… … Medical dictionary
microscope — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ binocular, electron, high powered, optical ▪ powerful MICROSCOPE + NOUN ▪ slide ▪ … Collocations dictionary
binocular — adj. Binocular is used with these nouns: ↑microscope, ↑vision … Collocations dictionary
light microscope — noun microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object • Hypernyms: ↑microscope • Hyponyms: ↑binocular microscope, ↑compound microscope, ↑hand glass, ↑simple microscope, ↑magnifying glass, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
