- oil-immersion lens
- 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
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oil-immersion lens — noun : immersion lens … Useful english dictionary
immersion lens — n OIL IMMERSION LENS * * * see under objective … Medical 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
Immersion lens — Immersion Im*mer sion, n. [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion.] 1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx. [1913 Webster] 2. Submersion in water for the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
immersion lens — noun or immersion objective : an objective of short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid (as oil or water) between front lens and cover glass * * * immersion lens noun A microscope object glass that works with a drop of oil or… … 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 — Im*mer sion, n. [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion.] 1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx. [1913 Webster] 2. Submersion in water for the purpose of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immersion objective — noun see immersion lens * * * Optics. a microscope objective of high resolving power in which the space between the front lens and the cover glass is filled with an oil whose index of refraction is close to that of the objective and the cover… … Useful english dictionary
