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71Electron microscope (EM) — A microscope in which an electron beam replaces light to form the image. EM has its pluses (greater magnification and resolution than optical microscopes) and minuses (you are not really seeing objects, but rather you are looking at their… …
72Rheinberg microscope — See under microscope. * * * a type of darkfield microscope whose condenser is modified by having a colored instead of an opaque stop, with the annulus in a complementary color. Called also color contrast m …
73electron microscope — ► NOUN ▪ a microscope with high magnification and resolution, employing electron beams in place of light …
74scanning tunneling microscope — n. a type of electron microscope in which moving electrode scans an object with electrons tunneling over the surface to generate a three dimensional image that shows individual atoms …
75fluorescence microscope — noun : a microscope equipped to irradiate material under examination with ultraviolent in order to detect or study fluorescent components called also ultraviolet microscope …
76petrographic microscope — petrographic microscope, a microscope equipped with two Nicol prisms for polarizing light, used for studying and identifying rocks and minerals …
77compound microscope — an optical instrument for forming magnified images of small objects, consisting of an objective lens with a very short focal length and an eyepiece with a longer focal length, both lenses mounted in the same tube. See illus. under microscope.… …
78binocular microscope — a microscope with two eyepieces, making possible simultaneous viewing with both eyes …
79opaque microscope — a microscope with vertical illumination or with the condenser built around the objective (epimicroscope) for viewing opaque specimens …
80traveling microscope — noun : a microscope provided with cross hairs and mounted in such a way that it can be moved along a base with a screw for the purpose of making accurate measurements of distance …
