Phrase Hound found 30 phrases and 17 compound words that contain microscope. The most common are listed below. Open microscope in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 30
- electron microscopeAny of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.
- scanning electron microscopeAn electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample.
- under the microscopeUnder close scrutiny or examination.
- transmission electron microscopeA form of electron microscope in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a thin layer of sample.
- light microscopeA scientific instrument which provides a magnified view of very small objects that are illuminated with visible light which then passes through optical lenses.
- microscope slideA thin, rectangular piece of glass used to hold samples to be studied under a microscope
- scanning tunneling microscopeA device used to form an image of the surface of a conductor or semiconductor with atomic resolution.
- compound microscopeA microscope with more than one lens, arranged so that the image formed by one lens is further magnified by another.
- simple microscopeA microscope with only one lens.
- scanning transmission electron microscopeAn electron microscope that transmits a very narrow beam of electrons through a sample; it can detect individual large or heavy atoms.
- phase contrast microscopeA microscope that uses the change of phase when light is transmitted or reflected from a transparent or reflective specimen to form an image; used especially to study living cells.
- blink microscopeSynonym of blink comparator: A viewing instrument used to find differences between two photographs of the night sky, by switching rapidly back and forth between them.
- interference microscopeAn instrument used to study the differences in the phase of light transmitted through a specimen.
- optical microscopeSynonym of light microscope: A scientific instrument which provides a magnified view of very small objects that are illuminated with visible light which then passes through optical lenses.
- reflecting microscopea microscope whose objective is composed of two mirrors, one convex and the other concave; it is free of chromatic aberration
- stereo microscopeAlternative form of stereomicroscope: a microscope with two eyepieces, used for observing stereoscopic images
- fluorescence microscopeA microscope that uses fluorescence to form an image
- atomic force microscopeA device used to map the atomic structure of a surface by measuring the force acting on the very fine tip of a wire moved over the surface
- field emission microscopethe instrument used in field emission microscopy
- X-ray microscopeA device that uses soft X-rays to produce images of very small objects.
- dissecting microscopeSynonym of stereomicroscope: a microscope with two eyepieces, used for observing stereoscopic images
- stimulated emission depletion microscopeA scanning laser microscope that uses a short excitation pulse followed by a depletion pulse tuned to an emission line of a fluorescent dye
- petrographic microscopeAn optical microscope used in petrography to view thin sections of rocks and minerals.
- epifluorescence microscopeAn optical microscope designed to study properties of organic or inorganic substances using the phenomena of fluorescence and phosphorescence instead of transmitted light.
- oxyhydrogen microscopeA 19th‑century projection microscope that used an intensely bright oxyhydrogen flame to throw greatly magnified images of microscopic specimens onto a screen for audiences.
Compound words 17
- biomicroscopeA microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
- endomicroscopeA microscope used in endomicroscopy
- bimicroscopeA low magnification twin-eyepiece microscope used to examine eyes, often with a slitlamp.
- colpomicroscopeA form of microscope, inserted via the vagina, used to examine the cervix in situ; a type of colposcope with high magnification.
- cryomicroscopeA microscope that operates at low temperatures
- electromicroscopeElectron microscope.
- fluoromicroscopeA microscope used in fluoromicroscopy
- microscopizeTo examine under a microscope (literally or figuratively); to microscope.
- otomicroscopeAn otoscopic microscope
- spectromicroscopeA microscope used in spectromicroscopy