stereomicroscope

noun

ste·​reo·​mi·​cro·​scope ˌster-ē-ō-ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp 

ˌstir-

: a microscope having a set of optics for each eye to make an object appear in three dimensions

stereomicroscopic

ˌster-ē-ō-ˌmī-krə-ˈskä-pik 

ˌstir-

adjective

stereomicroscopically

ˌster-ē-ō-ˌmī-krə-ˈskä-pi-k(ə-)lē 

ˌstir-

adverb

Examples of stereomicroscope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Live third-stage larval form of O. robertsi (80 mm long, 1 mm diameter) under stereomicroscope (original magnification ×10). —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2023

Spring Branch Academic Institute - The biology/science classroom will add two digital stereomicroscopes and an advanced compound microscope to its lab. —Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2019

A glimpse through a high-powered stereomicroscope at that ill-fated ant, however, has offered a few clues. —Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 23 Sep. 2016

To learn more about how female and males evolved, Gavin Svenson of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and colleagues measured the body sizes of over a hundred orchid mantises with a stereomicroscope in the lab. —National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

stereomicroscope

noun

ste·​reo·​mi·​cro·​scope ˌster-ē-ō-ˈmī-krə-ˌskōp 

: a microscope having a set of optics for each eye to make an object appear in three dimensions

stereomicroscopic

-ˌmī-krə-ˈskäp-ik 

adjective

stereomicroscopically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb