optical microscope
collocation in Englishmeaningsofopticalandmicroscope
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optical
adjective
uk/ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/us/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/
relating to light or the ability ...
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microscope
noun[C]
uk/ˈmaɪ.krə.skəʊp/us/ˈmaɪ.krə.skoʊp/
a device that uses lenses to make very small objects look larger, so that they can be scientifically examined ...
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(Definition ofopticalandmicroscopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Petrofabric analyses of quartz c-axis preferred orientation were carried out on one thin-section from each sample, using anopticalmicroscopeand universal stage.
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A sample of them was studied ' in vivo ' under theopticalmicroscope.
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This difference has not been observed under theopticalmicroscope.
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By using anopticalmicroscope, manipulation processes with micrometer precision can be carried out.
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In fact, a computer could be produced that was so minute that noopticalmicroscopecould see it at all.
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A thin-section (0.5 to 1 mm thick) of each brachiopod was studied under theopticalmicroscopeand under cathodoluminescence.
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The first palynological dates were based on determinations made using anopticalmicroscope.
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The substrate and target were scanned with theopticalmicroscope.
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Seven samples were selected for dating afteropticalmicroscopeexamination.
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Its advantage consists in the possibility of evaluating the spectral characteristics non-destructively, using an objective lens of anopticalmicroscope.
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Second harmonic imaging in the scanningopticalmicroscope.
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However, "microscopically" here meansopticalmicroscopeobservations of individual cell movement.
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After these series, both types of foils were examined visually with anopticalmicroscope.
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All the sediments were analysed by means of anopticalmicroscope; approximately 200 slides per sample were inspected.
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This isolate was observed to possess a thick waxy coating when observed under anopticalmicroscope.
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The zircons analysed in these three groups are considered to contain xenocrystic components, either as whole crystals or as cores not visible using anopticalmicroscope.
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In addition, the microscopic and mesoscopic movements of individual bacterial cells were observed through anopticalmicroscopeand a stereomicroscope and recorded on photographs, video tapes or hard disks.
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