photomicroscope

[ foh-tuh-mahy-kruh-skohp ]

noun

1. a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.

Other Words From

• pho·to·mi·cros·co·py [foh-t, uh, -mahy-, kros, -k, uh, -pee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of photomicroscope¹

First recorded in 1905–10; photo- + microscope

Example Sentences

After playing around with these toggles and investigating with a photomicroscope, the physicist discovered two snowflakes that he coined “identical twins.”

From New York Times

He photographs them with the help of a photomicroscope that is specially designed to capture tiny snow crystals.

From New York Times