What does microscopy mean?
Definitions for microscopy
maɪˈkrɒs kə pi, ˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊ pimi·croscopy
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Princeton's WordNet
microscopynoun
research with the use of microscopes
Wiktionary
microscopynoun
the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture
microscopynoun
the use of microscopes
Webster Dictionary
Microscopynoun
the use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope
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Microscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye. There are three well-known branches of microscopy: optical, electron, and scanning probe microscopy. Optical and electron microscopy involve the diffraction, reflection, or refraction of electromagnetic radiation/electron beams interacting with the specimen, and the subsequent collection of this scattered radiation or another signal in order to create an image. This process may be carried out by wide-field irradiation of the sample or by scanning of a fine beam over the sample. Scanning probe microscopy involves the interaction of a scanning probe with the surface of the object of interest. The development of microscopy revolutionized biology and remains an essential technique in the life and physical sciences.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Microscopy
The use of instrumentation and techniques for visualizing material and details that cannot be seen by the unaided eye. It is usually done by enlarging images, transmitted by light or electron beams, with optical or magnetic lenses that magnify the entire image field. With scanning microscopy, images are generated by collecting output from the specimen in a point-by-point fashion, on a magnified scale, as it is scanned by a narrow beam of light or electrons, a laser, a conductive probe, or a topographical probe.
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- microscòpiaCatalan, Valencian
- microscopiaSpanish
- microscopieFrench
- mikroskopiaPolish
- mikroskopiSwedish
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