Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "microscope" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

laboratory

Capable Of

view very small objects

Derived Terms

X-ray microscope atomic force microscope bimicroscope biomicroscope colpomicroscope compound microscope cryo-transmission electron microscope cryomicroscope dissecting microscope electromicroscope electron microscope endomicroscope epifluorescence microscope field emission microscope fluorescence microscope fluoromicroscope interference microscope light microscope microscopal microscope slide microscopial microscopic microscopical microscopist microscopy monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope optical microscope otomicroscope petrographic microscope phase contrast microscope photomicroscope reflecting microscope scanning electron microscope scanning transmission electron microscope scanning tunneling microscope simple microscope solar microscope spectromicroscope stereo microscope stereomicroscope stimulated emission depletion microscope supermicroscope telemicroscope transmission electron microscope ultramicroscope under the microscope videomicroscope

Derived From

scope

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

magnifier

Type Of (IsA)

laboratory equipment magnifier sensory enhancement device visual single user device

Related Terms

magnifying glass telescope

Related Terms

adjustable adjustable lens bacteria bacteria watcher big electron microscope eye eye piece fluorescence microscope instrument lab lab instrument labs lens lenses look look through magnifying glass micro objects optical piece scientific scientific instrument scientific tool see see micro seeing seeing big seeing small small small objects small things telescope through tool watcher

Used For

observing small things

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.