monocular microscope
- noun
- /məˈnɒkjʊlər maɪkroʊskoʊp/
- Specialized
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microscopio monocular
- The student adjusted the monocular microscope to observe the details of the onion cell.
Examples
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Older laboratories frequently use a monocular microscope rather than a binocular model.
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A monocular microscope can be more affordable for beginners in microscopy.
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The monocular microscope is easy to use.
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I bought a new monocular microscope for my lab.
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The student adjusted the monocular microscope to observe the details of the onion cell.
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Older laboratories frequently use a monocular microscope rather than a binocular model.
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A monocular microscope can be more affordable for beginners in microscopy.
Synonyms
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3.6
A tool that makes very small things look much larger to see details
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5.3
A microscope with two eyepieces used in surgery to see very small body parts
A microscope with two eyepieces for looking with both eyes
A lens that uses light to make tiny things look bigger
A microscope that lets doctors look at living parts of the eye
A microscope that shows small objects in three dimensions so you can study and handle them
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'monocular' = for one eye and 'microscope' = magnifying device, so together they describe a microscope used with a single eye. This follows regular English compounding and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Monocular microscope comes from the parts mono and ocular, meaning 'one' and 'eye'. It has a single eyepiece and is meant to be used with one eye, so the name explains its modern meaning.