顕微鏡
Meanings
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Refers to an optical instrument for viewing very small objects. Common in scientific, educational, and everyday contexts.
We observed cells using a microscope in biology class.
This microscope has high magnification.
Usage patterns
- 顕微鏡で〈物〉を見るto look at something under a microscope
I looked at cells under a microscope.
- 顕微鏡をのぞくto peer into a microscope
He peered into the microscope and was surprised.
- 顕微鏡の倍率を上げるto increase the magnification of a microscope
I raised the microscope's magnification and observed it again.
- 顕微鏡下で〈事〉を観察するto observe something under the microscope
The movement of the virus is observed under the microscope.