lens - a piece of glass or other transparent (see-through) substance with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing (spreading out) light, microscope - A scientific instrument used for viewing very small objects, microscopy - the science that involves using the microscope., magnify - to make something look bigger, refract - To bend or change the direction of light, slide - a rectangular piece of glass on which an object is mounted or placed for examination under a microscope, resolution - the sharpness or clearness of an image, total magnification - you can determine this by multiplying the magnification of , cells - the eyepiece lens by magnification of the objective lens., specimen - an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used for scientific study or display. The thing you look at under the miscroscope., arm - Supports the microscope head and attaches it to the base., base - The bottom of the microscope, used for support, ocular lens - Also known as the eyepiece, the lens you look through, revolving nosepiece - the part that holds the objective lenses and can be rotated to easily change power, objective lens - the lenses that directly observe the object the microscope user is examining., fine adjustment knob - (The smaller dial) A slow but precise control used to fine focus the image when viewing at the higher magnifications, coarse adjustment knob - (The bigger dial) This moves the stage up and down and helps bring the specimen into focus,

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