n. [ Gr. &unr_; near + -scope. ] (Opt.) A kind of reflecting microscope. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. th^le far + &unr_; near + -scope. ] (Optics) An instrument of such focal length that it may be used as an observing telescope for objects close at hand or as a long-focused microscope. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]