stanhope
noun C2- A simple, one-piece microscope consisting of a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other
- An optical device, typically embedded in a bijou, utilising a modified Stanhope lens for viewing microphotographs embedded in the device; invented by René Dagron
Plural stanhopes
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