Assertion: compound microscope | /r/CapableOf | use two or more lenses
Facets:
value: to magnify objects
type: PURPOSE
value: in a row
type: TEMPORAL
value: to provide magnification
type: PURPOSE
value: to enlarge the image
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: They had just invented the compound microscope (which is a microscope that uses two or more lenses).
text: A compound microscope uses a lens close to the object being viewed to collect light (called the objective lens) which focuses a real image of the object inside the microscope (image 1).
text: The compound microscope uses lenses and light to enlarge the image and is also called an optical or light microscope (versus an electron microscope).
text: As the name suggests, a simple microscope uses a single lens for magnification while a compound microscope uses various lenses to further magnify the object.
text: A compound microscope is a microscope that uses multiple lenses to enlarge the image of a sample.
text: A compound microscope utilizes multiple lenses to provide magnification.
text: One difference between a magnifying glass and a compound light microscope is that a magnifying glass uses one lens to magnify an object while a compound microscope uses two or more lenses.
text: Compound microscopes use two or more lenses in a row to magnify objects for viewing.