Compound microscope: A microscope (an optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects) which consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the eye) and the second serving as the objective lens (close to the object to be viewed).
(A microscope; consists; of two microscopes in series) (an optical instrument; augments; the power of the eye; to see small objects) Context(an optical instrument augments,List([35, 70))):(an optical instrument; augments the power of the eye to see; small objects)
an optical instrument augments,List([35, 70))
A microscope an optical instrument an optical instrument
consists augments augments the power of the eye to see
of two microscopes in series
the power of the eye to see small objects
small objects