photomicrographicadj.
/ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)mʌɪkrəˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdəˌmaɪkroʊˈɡræfɪk/ Of or relating to photomicrography; used for taking photomicrographs; = microphotographic adj. 1.
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photomicrographic1862
cinemicrographic1921
photomacrographic1957
1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xiv. §3095 A photo-micrographic camera..for taking photographs of..microscopic objects.
1870 R. J. Fowler in Eng. Mech. 4 Feb. 501/3 By uniting the photomicrographic object glass..with the eyepiece..,the apparatus becomes a dioptric compound microscope.
1923 Jrnl. Optical Soc. Amer. 7 1167 The special effects obtainable by the application of ultraviolet light to photomicrographic purposes.
1977 J. Hedgecoe Photographer's Handbk. 68 A few special purpose color films are designed for false color reproduction, photomicrographic work, and various darkroom processes.
1996 Amer. Scientist Mar. 102/2 I was struck by the similarity of the photographic representation of the moonscape to the scanning photomicrographic representation of the fracture surfaces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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