light microscope vs microscope

light microscope and microscope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
light microscope	Yes	No	No	No
microscope	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, microscope is a hypernym of light microscope; that is, microscope is a word with a broader meaning than light microscope:

light microscope: microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object
microscope: magnifier of the image of small objects

light microscope (noun)	microscope (noun)
microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object	magnifier of the image of small objects