Assertion: light microscope | /r/CapableOf | use light source
Facets:
value: to illuminate the specimen
type: PURPOSE
value: to illuminate the object
type: PURPOSE
value: from a built-in lamp
type: OTHER
value: from a mirror
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Also, a magnifying glass uses ambient light, and light microscopes use a light source (from a mirror or a built-in lamp) to illuminate the object.
text: A compound light microscope uses a light source to illuminate the specimen, and a system of two lenses to magnify the specimen, the eyepiece or ocular lens, and the objective lenses.