Microscope
– device used to view objects which are too small to see or explore with your
eye alone.
Compound
– when a scope has a minimum to two magnifying lenses.
Binocular
– two eyepieces.
Monocular
– one eyepiece.
Stereoscopic
(dissecting) microscope
– a microscope with relatively low magnification that is good for viewing
large, thick objects.
Transmitted light
– light passing through an object, used by many types of microscopes.
Reflected or
incident light –
light directed down on an object, used by dissecting scopes.
Magnification
– the ratio of the image size to the actual size; apparent enlargement of an
object.
Resolution
- the ability of a microscope to distinguish between two very close points.
Electron
microscope –
microscope that uses electrons as a source of illumination.
