- oil immersion
- the covering of the microscopical objective and the object with oil.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
oil immersion
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oil immersion — noun A technique, used to extend the resolving power of a light microscope, in which a thin film of oil is placed between a special oil immersion objective lens and the specimen • • • Main Entry: ↑oil … Useful english dictionary
Oil immersion — Principle of immersion microscopy. Path of rays with immersion medium (yellow) (left half) and without (right half). Rays (black) coming from the object (red) at a certain angle and going through the coverslip (orange, as the slide at the bottom) … Wikipedia
oil-immersion lens — n an objective lens designed to work with a drop of liquid (as oil or water) between the lens and cover glass called also immersion lens, immersion objective, oil immersion objective … Medical dictionary
oil-immersion objective — oil immersion objective. См. иммерсионный объектив. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
oil-immersion objective — /oyl i merr zheuhn, sheuhn/, Optics. See immersion objective. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
oil-immersion lens — noun : immersion lens … Useful english dictionary
oil-immersion objective — /oyl i merr zheuhn, sheuhn/, Optics. See immersion objective. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
immersion objective — n OIL IMMERSION LENS * * * a microscope objective designed to have its tip and the cover glass over the specimen connected by a liquid instead of by air. The liquid may be water (water immersion) or a specially prepared oil (oil immersion) … Medical dictionary
immersion oil — n oil that is used with an oil immersion lens … Medical dictionary
immersion lens — n OIL IMMERSION LENS * * * see under objective … Medical dictionary
