microscopy

[ mahy-kros-kuh-pee, mahy-kruh-skoh-pee ]

noun
  1. the use of the microscope.

  2. microscopic investigation.

Origin of microscopy

1
First recorded in 1655–65; microscope + -y3

Other words from microscopy

  • mi·cros·co·pist [mahy-kros-kuh-pist, mahy-kruh-skoh-pist], /maɪˈkrɒs kə pɪst, ˌmaɪ krəˈskoʊ pɪst/, noun

Words Nearby microscopy

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How to use microscopy in a sentence

  • We liked to have him come and smoke a cigar in the evening, and look in now and then for a little lesson in microscopy.

  • Two of these plates are given here, which, even in this age of microscopy, are both interesting and instructive.

  • A glance at the history of the microscopy of the blood shews that it falls into two periods.

    Histology of the Blood | Paul Ehrlich
  • Rick's interest in microscopy had begun with Barby's present of a complete microscope set.

    The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland Goodwin
  • Osmium tetroxide (OsO4) is a very volatile liquid and is used under the name of osmic acid as a stain for sections in microscopy.

British Dictionary definitions for microscopy

microscopy

/ (maɪˈkrɒskəpɪ) /


noun
  1. the study, design, and manufacture of microscopes

  2. investigation by use of a microscope

Derived forms of microscopy

  • microscopist (maɪˈkrɒskəpɪst), noun

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