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| compound light microscope | a tool that uses lenses and light to magnify an image |
| magnification | visual enlargement of an image using lenses or technology |
| image | what you see after light passes through the lenses of a microscope |
| temporary wet mount slide | a slide made using a drop of water and a cover slip to view a specimen |
| preserved slide | a slide prepared using chemicals to make a specimen last a long time |
| specimen | word used to name any object being studied under the microscope |
| field of view | how large of an area you can see across when looking at something through a microscope |
| eyepiece | lens you look through |
| fine focus | only way to adjust focus in high power |
| coarse focus | use this to focus in low and medium power |
| low power objective | lens on revolving nosepiece that magnifies 4x |
| medium power objective | lens on revolving nosepiece that magnifies 10x |
| high power objective | lens on revolving nosepiece that magnifies 40x |
| diaphragm | use this to adjust the amount of light |
| revolving nosepiece | use this to change the objective you are using |
| stage aperture | light passes through this to the specimen |
