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oblique illumination

oblique illumination noun: a microscopic technique where light is projected at the specimen from an oblique, slanting angle to reveal features with higher contrast.

Noun

oblique illumination (plural oblique illuminations)

  1. A microscopic technique where light is projected at the specimen from an oblique, slanting angle to reveal features with higher contrast.

Forms of oblique illumination

pluraloblique illuminations

Questions about oblique illumination

What does oblique illumination mean?
Oblique illumination means a microscopic technique where light is projected at the specimen from an oblique, slanting angle to reveal features with higher contrast.
What part of speech is oblique illumination?
Oblique illumination is a noun.
What is the plural of oblique illumination?
The plural of oblique illumination is oblique illuminations.

Words near oblique illumination in the dictionary

  1. oblique fracture
  2. oblique fractures
  3. oblique head
  4. oblique icebreaker
  5. oblique icebreakers
  6. oblique illumination
  7. oblique illuminations
  8. oblique intent
  9. oblique intents
  10. oblique ligament
  11. oblique ligaments

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