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• microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… …   Universalium

• Objective (optics) — Several objective lenses on a microscope. In an optical instrument, the objective is the optical element that gathers light from the object being observed and focuses the light rays to produce a real image. Objectives can be single lenses or… …   Wikipedia

• objective — [əb jek′tiv, äbjek′tiv] adj. [ML objectivus] 1. of or having to do with a known or perceived object as distinguished from something existing only in the mind of the subject, or person thinking 2. being, or regarded as being, independent of the… …   English World dictionary

• Microscope — Mi cro*scope, n. [Micro + scope.] An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by the {naked eye}. [1913 Webster] {Compound microscope}, an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Objective — may refer to: Objective (military), to achieve a final set of actions within a given military operation Objective pronoun, a pronoun as the target of a verb Objective (optics), an element in a camera or microscope Objectivity (philosophy)… …   Wikipedia

• objective — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions. 2) not dependent on the mind for existence; actual. 3) Grammar relating to a case of nouns and pronouns used for the object of a transitive verb or a preposition. ► NOUN 1) a goal or …   English terms dictionary

• Optical microscope — Microscope Uses Small sample observation Notable experiments Discovery of cells Inventor Hans Lippershey Zacharias Jans …   Wikipedia

• Objective — In a microscope, the objective (also called the objective lens) is the lens nearest to the object being examined whereas the lens closest to the eye is termed the ocular (the eyepiece). The light microscope today is usually binocular (with one… …   Medical dictionary

• Microscope — An optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects. The name microscope was coined by Johannes Faber (1574 1629) who in 1628 borrowed from the Greek to combined micro , small with skopein, to view. Although the first… …   Medical dictionary

• Microscope slide — A set of standard 75 by 25 mm microscope slides. The white area can be written on to label the slide …   Wikipedia

• objective — objectively, adv. objectiveness, n. /euhb jek tiv/, n. 1. something that one s efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund raising drive. 2. Gram. a.… …   Universalium