I Have Science Homework, The Question Is The ????e? Has A Hole In It To Let Light Through

[Megan81201]

Microscopes and cells

[boxtops]

This must be something you have covered in your coursework, megan, surely - it's a piece of equipment.

[Megan81201]

I was off when the homework was given out

[Megan81201]

Anyone know the answer?

[slaney]

It's usually called a stage...
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/dww/novice/choice4.htm
..but this doesn't fit your letters

[sunny-dave]

Platen I think

[wolf63]

Stage(s)?

[factor-fiction]

filter?

[Megan81201]

Well which one coz any of you could be right

[scorpiojo]

Psybbo has suggested eyelet on one of your other threads

[factor-fiction]

As it's a crossword can you find any other letters, meggy?

[Peter Pedant]

Oh Megan mrs so-and-so is gonna get so mad when you dont know the answer

I think it is FILTER

[ comment - I dont know why they " teach " kids this way nowadays ]

[humbersloop]

you choose Megan, it's not anyone else's homework

[Tuvok]

http://www.microscope-microscope.org/basic/microscope-parts.htm

[Megan81201]

We're doing about s*x education but we don't get homwork on that so I am really confused

[grasscarp]

Check with a class mate who was not away

[Peter Pedant]

oh then it is " diaphragm " - definitely
and the number of letters you gave
and the letters 'e' are both wrong

blimey it is lucky Mrs so-and-so didnt mean electron microscope,
but I am up to that as well.....

[jomifl]

viewer...perhaps?

[Peter Pedant]

or tunnelling microscope

or gravitational lens.....

[EDDIE51]

PP a filter does not have a hole in it. stage fits but only 6 letters. Megan are you certain it is 7 letters not 6?

[grasscarp]

Eddie reread what you have writ