microscope
/ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp/
noun
A tool that makes tiny things look bigger
“We looked at a leaf under the microscope.”
מיקרוסקופ
Microscope is a noun in the school category. It is a advanced (ages 11-12) word, meaning "A tool that makes tiny things look bigger" In Hebrew, microscope translates to מיקרוסקופ.
Example Sentences
- Under the microscope, a drop of pond water was full of tiny creatures.
- She peered through the microscope to examine the butterfly wing.
- The scientist used a microscope to study bacteria that no one could see.
Did You Know? Anton van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch scientist in the 1670s, was the first person to see bacteria — he called them "animalcules" (tiny animals). He discovered them using a homemade microscope. Modern electron microscopes can magnify objects over 10 million times! The word "microscope" comes from the Greek words for "small" (micro) and "to look" (scope).
Common Word Combinations
look through a microscopeunder the microscopemicroscope slidemicroscope lens
Related Words
telescopemagnifying glasslensscience
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