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VocabularySciencemicroscopio
B1nounmaschile

ilmicroscopio

microscope

Plural

microscopi

Pronunciation

mee-KROH-skoh-pyoh

About this word

Invented in the Netherlands but perfected by Italian scientists like Malpighi and Torricelli.

Examples

Il microscopio permette di vedere organismi invisibili a occhio nudo.

The microscope allows organisms invisible to the naked eye to be seen.

Malpighi usò il microscopio per scoprire i capillari sanguigni.

Malpighi used the microscope to discover blood capillaries.

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