dark-field microscope

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dark-field microscope (därk

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A microscope in which an object is illuminated only from the sides so that it appears bright against a dark background.

dark-field microscope

(Physics / General Physics) another name for an ultramicroscope

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dark-field microscope - light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes

ultramicroscope

light microscope - microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object

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