telemicroscopen.

Brit.

/ˌtɛlᵻˈmʌɪkrəskəʊp/, U.S.

/ˌtɛləˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tele- comb. form, microscope n.

Etymology: < tele- comb. form + microscope n. With sense 2 compare French †télescope microscopique (1786 or earlier), post-classical Latin telemicroscopium (1844 or earlier in a German source).Compare earlier, rare, †teleomicroscope , apparently in sense 2a (compare -o- connective; after post-classical Latin teleomicroscopium, German Teleomikroskop (both 1844)):1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. 1254/1 An instrument for enlarging or increasing the forms of more remote or indistinct objects: a teleomicroscope.

Optics.

†1. An instrument by which the organs, nerves, etc., inside the body may (supposedly) be viewed from the outside. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

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1868 C. Hering Last Events 1867 4 The tele-microscope, whereby we can see at once: organs, diseases, and also their treatment.

2. An instrument combining components or functions of a telescope and a microscope.

a. A special telescope capable of magnifying small objects from a greater distance than an ordinary microscope.The instrument referred to in quot. 1893 could also project the magnified image upon a screen.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > telescope > combined with other instrument

panopticon1742

telengiscope1864

teleiconograph1869

telespectroscope1871

telemicroscope1872

telepolariscope1878

telemetrograph1885

telemicroscope1897

1872 Lens July 196 Looking down the tube, the observer can obtain a well-defined image, magnified thirteen diameters, of an object distant three feet horizontally from the lens... This instrument may be called a tele-microscope.

1893 Physician & Surgeon Dec. 557 The tele-microscope, projecting all objects upon a screen, exhibits the same to any number of people.

1930 Proc. Royal Soc. 1929–30 A. 126 284 A great gain in speed..was secured by observing the two compression tubes..with two pairs of telemicroscopes, mounted on two vertical rods fixed to a pillar in front of the compressor.

1973 K. D. Sheffler & G. S. Doble in A. E. Carden et al. Fatigue at Elevated Temperatures 495 The surface of the specimen could be observed during testing with a telemicroscope.

2007 T. P. Grosvenor Primary Care Optometry (ed. 5) xix. 444/2 Telemicroscopes, therefore, are advantageous for individuals who must be able to see fine details at a distance farther than the usual reading distance.

†b. An instrument in which the image of a telescope is magnified using a microscope. Obsolete. rare.

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