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confocal microscopy

confocal microscopy noun: an imaging technique in which pinholes are used to eliminate out-of-focus light.

Noun

confocal microscopy (uncountable)

  1. An imaging technique in which pinholes are used to eliminate out-of-focus light

Questions about confocal microscopy

What does confocal microscopy mean?
Confocal microscopy means an imaging technique in which pinholes are used to eliminate out-of-focus light.
What part of speech is confocal microscopy?
Confocal microscopy is a noun.

Words near confocal microscopy in the dictionary

  1. confluvium
  2. confluviums
  3. conflux
  4. confluxes
  5. confocal
  6. confocal microscopy
  7. confocality
  8. confocalized
  9. confocally
  10. confocals
  11. confomer

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