Assertion: optical microscope | /r/CapableOf | use light
Facets:
value: to image a sample
type: PURPOSE
value: to magnify an image
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: An optical microscope uses light to magnify an image up to 2000x (usually much less) and has a resolution of about 200 nanometers.
text: There are many types of microscopes, from the common optical microscope—which uses light to magnify a sample—to the electron microscope, ultramicroscope, and various types of scanning probe microscopes.
text: It uses light to image a sample that is too small to be seen by the naked eye.