stereomicroscope

[ ster-ee-oh-mahy-kruh-skohp, steer- ]

noun

1. stereoscopic microscope.

Other Words From

• ster·e·o·mi·cros·co·py [ster-ee-oh-mahy-, kros, -k, uh, -pee, -, mahy, -kr, uh, -skoh-pee, steer-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereomicroscope¹

First recorded in 1945–50; stereo- + microscope

Example Sentences

Microscopists Teresa Zgoda and Teresa Kugler stitched together and stacked hundreds of stereomicroscope images of the roughly 2.5-centimetre-long embryo.

From Nature

A geologist from the University of California named Stanley Margolis came to the museum and spent two days examining the surface of the statue with a high-resolution stereomicroscope.

From Literature

Fluorescence imaging of dissected prostate tumours, the pair of draining lymph nodes, and lung was performed with a Leica M165FC fluorescence stereomicroscope.

From Nature

A glimpse through a high-powered stereomicroscope at that ill-fated ant, however, has offered a few clues.

From National Geographic

Analyzing the micrometeorites one by one under a stereomicroscope over a period of 5 years yielded more than 40 particles with the characteristics of comet dust.

From Science Magazine