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mi⋅cros⋅co⋅py

[mahy-kros-kuh-pee, mahy-kruh-skoh-pee]
–noun
1. the use of the microscope.
2. microscopic investigation.

Origin:
1655–65; microscope + -y 3


mi⋅cros⋅co⋅pist [mahy-kros-kuh-pist, mahy-kruh-skoh-pist] , noun
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mi·cros·co·py   (mī-krŏs'kə-pē)   
n.   pl. mi·cros·co·pies
    1. The study of microscopes.

    2. The use of microscopes.

  1. Investigation employing a microscope.

mi·cros'co·pist n.
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Main Entry: mi·cros·co·py
Pronunciation: mI-'kräs-k&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: theuse of or investigation with the microscope
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microscopy mi·cros·co·py (mī-krŏs'kə-pē)
n.

  1. The study of microscopes.

  2. The use of microscopes.

  3. Investigation by means of a microscope.

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