microscopy

Noun

Meaning

The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

optics spectroscopy micrometer microscopic microscope biopsy spectrometry microscopical microscopist photomicrograph optometry microbiology electron microscopy micrography microphotography

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Hypernyms

research

Hyponyms

electron microscopy fluorescence microscopy dark ground illumination dark field illumination

Phrases with the word

electronic microscopy 4pi microscopy fluorescent microscopy light sheet microscopy photo-activated localization microscopy single-molecule localization microscopy

Examples

I got bored with the topic; I felt this was 19th century physics. I was wondering if there was still something profound that could be made with light microscopy. So I saw that the diffraction barrier was the only important problem that had been left over. Stefan Hell

After the spores were analyzed by microscopy, it was determined that the cells were very similar to Bacillus sphericus which is found in bees in the Dominican Republic today. Source: Internet

A pathologist/pathology assistant divides the specimen(s) for submission for light microscopy, immunofluorescence microscopy and electron microscopy. Source: Internet

Advancements in microscopy were essential to the early study of infectious diseases. Source: Internet

Assigning of carbon nanotube type was done by a combination of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Source: Internet

A huge selection of microscopy techniques are available to increase contrast or label a sample. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

microscopist Microscopium microscopize microscotoma microscratch microscreen