microscopy

[ mahy-kros-kuh-pee, mahy-kruh-skoh-pee ]

noun

1. the use of the microscope.
2. microscopic investigation.

microscopy

/ maɪˈkrɒskəpɪ; maɪˈkrɒskəpɪst /

noun

1. the study, design, and manufacture of microscopes
2. investigation by use of a microscope

Derived Forms

• microscopist, noun

Other Words From

• mi·cros·co·pist [mahy-, kros, -k, uh, -pist, mahy-kr, uh, -, skoh, -pist], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of microscopy¹

First recorded in 1655–65; microscope + -y ³

Example Sentences

Brain and cognitive sciences professor Ed Boyden ’99, MEng ’99, developed expansion microscopy technology that makes it possible to visualize microscopic connections between neurons and the locations of biomolecules within neurons.

From MIT Technology Review

Then the researchers examined them using scanning electron microscopy.

From Science News For Students

Next, they used electron microscopy to take more than 150 million high-resolution images of those pieces.

From MIT Technology Review

They used cryo-electron microscopy to solve the structure of the archaeal nucleosome in a state more representative of a live cell.

From Quanta Magazine

He used a rock saw to get at the fresh rock inside each sample, then polished some slices down to half the width of a human hair to make them translucent for microscopy.

From Quanta Magazine

We liked to have him come and smoke a cigar in the evening, and look in now and then for a little lesson in microscopy.

From Project Gutenberg

Two of these plates are given here, which, even in this age of microscopy, are both interesting and instructive.

From Project Gutenberg

A glance at the history of the microscopy of the blood shews that it falls into two periods.

From Project Gutenberg

Rick's interest in microscopy had begun with Barby's present of a complete microscope set.

From Project Gutenberg

Osmium tetroxide (OsO4) is a very volatile liquid and is used under the name of osmic acid as a stain for sections in microscopy.

From Project Gutenberg