#microscope  magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell"
  supertype:  magnifier  a scientific instrument that magnifies an image
  part:  camera_lucida
  subtype:  electron_microscope  a microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light
     subtype:  field-emission_microscope  electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid
  subtype:  light_microscope__lightmicroscope  microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object
     subtype:  binocular_microscope__binocularmicroscope  a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes
        subtype:  operating_microscope__operatingmicroscope  binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery)
     subtype:  compound_microscope  light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece
     subtype:  simple_microscope__hand_glass__magnifying_glass  light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image
        subtype:  jeweler's_loupe__jeweler'sloupe__loupe  small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
     subtype:  ultramicroscope__dark-field_microscope  light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes

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