Assertion: optical microscope | /r/CapableOf | use visible light
Facets:
value: to magnify images
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The optical or light microscope uses visible light transmitted through, refracted around, or reflected from a specimen.
text: The electron microscope uses a beam of electrons and their wave-like characteristics to magnify an object's image, unlike the optical microscope that uses visible light to magnify images.