optical microscopy

collocation in English

meaningsofopticalandmicroscopy

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optical
adjective
uk
/ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/
relating to light or the ability ...
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microscopy
noun[U]
uk
/maɪˈkrɒs.kə.pi/us
/maɪˈkrɑː.skə.pi/
the use, design, or production ...
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(Definition ofopticalandmicroscopyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some larvae, even after predation, began to move when exposed to light during examination underopticalmicroscopy.
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The spot diameter obtained at low laser energy, in not-self-focusing conditions, was measured throughopticalmicroscopyof the target surface craters for different focal positions.
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Support for this conclusion is byopticalmicroscopyof egg morphology, and also from modelling of the electrorotational response.
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This process can be put in evidence byopticalmicroscopyas a proof of spore spreading in microcapsule.
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Coupled with a decrease in the extent to whichopticalmicroscopyis taught to undergraduates, this has resulted in a widespread move away from basic microscope observation.
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Such techniques permit resolution on an angstrom scale, as opposed to 10 level resolution which can be achieved with low resolutionopticalmicroscopyand video imaging.
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Preserved biogenic carbon, or kerogen, can no longer be identified withopticalmicroscopy.
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Two of the primary methods for identifying rocks in the laboratory are throughopticalmicroscopyand by using an electron microprobe.
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Phase contrast is used extensively inopticalmicroscopy, in both biological and geological sciences.
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Given the above, the primary method for imaging particle analysis is usingopticalmicroscopy.
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The surface can then be observed in reflected light byopticalmicroscopy.
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Fractured products can be examined using fractography, an especially useful method for all fractured components using macrophotography andopticalmicroscopy.
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Opticalmicroscopyallows the high-resolution visualization of such processes on the cellular and molecular level.
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