English Explanatory Dictionary

oxyhydrogen microscope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A 19th‑century projection microscope that used an intensely bright oxyhydrogen flame to throw greatly magnified images of microscopic specimens onto a screen for audiences.

Word forms

oxyhydrogen microscope oxyhydrogen microscopes
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