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Microscope vs Binoculars - What's the difference?

microscope | binoculars |

As nouns the difference between microscope and binoculars

is that microscope is an optical instrument used for observing small objects while binoculars is a hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

microscope

English

(wikipedia microscope)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An optical instrument used for observing small objects.
  • Any instrument for imaging very small objects (such as an electron microscope).

    • Related terms

    * compound microscope * electron microscope * microscopic * microscopy * simple microscope

    See also

    * magnifying glass * telescope

    binoculars

    English

    (wikipedia binoculars)

    Noun

  • A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
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    • Usage notes

    * A single device is called a pair of binoculars, and the plural "pairs of binoculars" is used for more than one device.

    Synonyms

    * binocs * field glasses * spyglass

    See also

    * binocular * (wikipedia "binoculars")