lucernal microscope

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lucernal microscope - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lucernal \Lu*cer"nal\, a. [L. lucerna a lamp.]
     Of or pertaining to a lamp.
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     Lucernal microscope, a form of the microscope in which the
        object is illuminated by means of a lamp, and its image is
        thrown upon a plate of ground glass connected with the
        instrument, or on a screen independent of it.
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