microscopy
Syllables: mi·cros·co·pyUK/maɪˈkɹɒs.kə.pi/US/maɪˈkɹɑ.skə.pi/
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microscopy noun: the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture.
Noun
microscopy (countable and uncountable, plural microscopies)
- The study of microscopes, their design and manufacture.
- The use of microscopes.
- Studies of the viable blood cells with phase contrast microscopy showed peculiar cells that had numerous short villi and were arbitrarily called “hairy cells.”1966 February, Robert Schrek, ““Hairy” Cells in Blood in Lymphoreticular Neoplastic Disease and “Flagellated” Cells of Normal Lymph Nodes”, in Blood, volume 27, number 2, page 199
- Nematodes are transparent. It is one of the features that make them an ideal model organism, amenable to microscopy.2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 88
microscopy meaning in Tamil
microscopy in Tamil
- நுண் நோக்கியியல்
Examples of microscopy in a sentence
- Under electron microscopy, a few viruses were seen floating near the cells.
- Spatial sub μmeter resolution in combination with SPR or optical microscopy.
- We assessed formation of well-organized tumorospheres using phase contrast light microscopy.
Forms of microscopy
| plural | microscopies |
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Origin of microscopy
From micro- + -scopy.
Words formed from microscopy
Phrases with microscopy
- confocal microscopy
- electron microscopy
- atomic force microscopy
- fluorescence microscopy
- cryo-electron microscopy
- deconvolution microscopy
- field emission microscopy
- immunoelectron microscopy
- phase contrast microscopy
- epifluorescence microscopy
- scanning electron microscopy
- immunogold electron microscopy
Questions about microscopy
- What does microscopy mean?
- Microscopy means the study of microscopes, their design and manufacture.
- What is microscopy in Tamil?
- Microscopy in Tamil is நுண் நோக்கியியல். See Microscopy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is microscopy?
- Microscopy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce microscopy?
- Microscopy is pronounced /maɪˈkɹɒs.kə.pi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of microscopy?
- The plural of microscopy is microscopies.
Words near microscopy in the dictionary
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