noun.
the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture
noun.
the use of microscopes
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noun.
research with the use of microscopes
Word Usage
"But thanks to rapid advances in microscopy in the last decade, researchers can now watch a single gene being transcribed from DNA -- one atom at a time -- or observe the activity of a protein molecule as it moves inside a living cell."