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microscope

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/ noun B2
  1. An optical instrument used for observing small objects.
  2. Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope).

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A large table in the centre was littered with all sorts of debris, while the tall brass tube of a powerful microscope bristled up amongst them.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 80 · B2
Instead of getting angry, he looked at one under a microscope.
The idea that stuck, p. 1 · B1

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