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单词 ultramicroscope
释义

ultramicroscope

[ uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skohp ]
/ ˌʌl trəˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp /

noun

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

Origin of ultramicroscope

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

Words nearby ultramicroscope

ultrametamorphism, ultramicrobalance, ultramicrochemistry, ultramicrofiche, ultramicrometer, ultramicroscope, ultramicroscopic, ultramicroscopy, ultramicrotome, ultraminiature, ultraminiaturize
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Example sentences from the Web for ultramicroscope

  • The above action can be readily demonstrated in vitro by means of the ultramicroscope.

    The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
  • Colloidal particles are, however, generally visible under the Zigmondy "ultramicroscope."

    The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • What 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

ultramicroscope
/ (ˌʌltrəˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp) /

noun

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 backgroundAlso called: dark-field microscope
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for ultramicroscope

ultramicroscope
[ ŭl′trə-mīkrə-skōp′ ]

n.

A microscope with high-intensity illumination used to study very minute objects.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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