Optical instrument that allows to increase the apparent size of what cannot be observed with the naked eye. Today there are more sophisticated versions of lens microscopes, such as electron scanning microscopes. The name is formed from the Greek voices 956; 953; 954; 961; 959; 962; ( Mikros "small" ) 963; 954; 959; 960; 949; 953; 957; ( scopein "observe" ) .
