Foldscope

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A microscope or similar optical instrument made by origami-like folding of a single piece of card (plus one or more lenses)

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"But despite its unconventional construction and inexpensive price, the microscope called the Foldscope is pretty powerful and can magnify samples by 2,000 times."

Etymology

From fold + -scope.

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