ultramicroscope
an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
Origin of ultramicroscope
1Other words from ultramicroscope
- ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic [uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skop-ik], /ˌʌl trəˌmaɪ krəˈskɒp ɪk/, ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·i·cal, adjective
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How to use ultramicroscope in a sentence
The above action can be readily demonstrated in vitro by means of the ultramicroscope.
It is probably too small to be seen by any of our present microscopes, even the recently invented ultramicroscope.
Insects and Diseases | Rennie W. DoaneColloidal particles are, however, generally visible under the Zigmondy "ultramicroscope."
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherWhat I saw through that ultramicroscope was not an unproven theory, but a fact.
The Girl in the Golden Atom | Raymond King Cummings
British Dictionary definitions for ultramicroscope
/ (ˌʌltrəˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp) /
a microscope used for studying colloids, in which the sample is strongly illuminated from the side and colloidal particles are seen as bright points on a dark background: Also called: dark-field microscope
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