acoustic microscope
noun
1A phonograph with respect to its power of producing clearly audible sounds from only small variations in a surface (rare ).
2A microscope which uses reflected sound waves to produce an image of the magnified object.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in American Homes & Gardens.
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