ultramicroscope

[ uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skohp ]

noun
  1. an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.

Origin of ultramicroscope

1
First recorded in 1905–10; ultra- + microscope

Other 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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British Dictionary definitions for ultramicroscope

ultramicroscope

/ (ˌʌltrəˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp) /


noun
  1. 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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