mi‧cro‧scope [countable]
1 a scientific instrument that makes extremely small things look larger
under/through a microscope
Abnormalities in the cells can be seen quite clearly under a microscope.
Each sample was examined through a microscope.
Abnormalities in the cells can be seen quite clearly under a microscope.Each sample was examined through a microscope.
2 to examine a situation very closely and carefully :
Our prison system is being put under the microscope after an alarming number of suicides.
put something under the microscope
Our prison system is being put under the microscope after an alarming number of suicides.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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