compound microscope
Two-lens optical instrument
A compound microscope uses two or more lenses in series to achieve high magnification—typically an objective lens near the specimen and an eyepiece lens for viewing.
This distinguishes it from simple microscopes, which use a single lens.
The compound design allows magnification far beyond what a single lens can achieve, making it standard in laboratories and classrooms: We examined the cell structure under a compound microscope.
Lens you look through
- objective lensLight-gathering optical element
- stageRaised performance platform
- condenserDevice that liquefies gases
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
arm · base · nosepiece · illuminator · aperture · light source · substage · head
Degree of visual enlargement
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- focusConcentrated attention point
- field of viewExtent one sees simultaneously
- ocularOf the organ of sight
refraction · contrast · depth of field · working distance · binocular · monocular · real image · virtual image
Basic unit of life
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- organismLiving biological entity
- specimenIndividual for examination
- sampleSubset for study
staining · microbiology · histology · cytology · pathology · biopsy · culture · morphology
Applying dye or pigment
- coverslipThin glass protecting specimens
- focusingConcentrating on one point
- darkfieldOblique illumination microscopy method
- micrographMicroscope photograph
eyepiece
Lens you look through
- objective lensLight-gathering optical element
- stageRaised performance platform
- condenserDevice that liquefies gases
diaphragm · arm · base · nosepiece · illuminator · aperture · light source · substage · head · rack and pinion
magnification
Degree of visual enlargement
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- focusConcentrated attention point
- field of viewExtent one sees simultaneously
ocular · refraction · contrast · depth of field · working distance · binocular · monocular · real image · virtual image
cell
Basic unit of life
sample · staining · microbiology · histology · cytology · pathology · biopsy · culture · morphology · mitosis
staining
Applying dye or pigment
- compoundswater, ethane, propane, butane, benzene
- Optics Historytelescope, lens, prism, refraction, diffraction
- microscopyobjective lens, eyepiece, magnification, focal plane, condenser
- cellscells, blood cell, cell theory, nerve cell, red blood cell
- magnifiersmagnifying glass, loupe, magnifier, hand lens, reading glass
compound microscopesimple microscope
Single-lens magnifying instrument
magnifying glass · naked eye · loupe · hand lens · jeweler's loupe
compound microscopetelescope
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
binoculars · spyglass · refracting telescope · opera glasses · spotting scope
compound microscopeelectron microscope
Instrument magnifying via charged particles
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