microscopy
the use of the microscope.
microscopic investigation.
Origin of microscopy
1Other words from microscopy
- mi·cros·co·pist [mahy-kros-kuh-pist, mahy-kruh-skoh-pist], /maɪˈkrɒs kə pɪst, ˌmaɪ krəˈskoʊ pɪst/, noun
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How to use microscopy in a sentence
Brain and cognitive sciences professor Ed Boyden ’99, MEng ’99, developed expansion microscopy technology that makes it possible to visualize microscopic connections between neurons and the locations of biomolecules within neurons.
Then the researchers examined them using scanning electron microscopy.
Abdominal fuzz makes bee bodies super slippery | Alison Pearce Stevens | August 9, 2021 | Science News For StudentsNext, they used electron microscopy to take more than 150 million high-resolution images of those pieces.
This is a map of half a billion connections in a tiny bit of mouse brain | Tatyana Woodall | August 2, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThey used cryo-electron microscopy to solve the structure of the archaeal nucleosome in a state more representative of a live cell.
DNA’s Histone Spools Hint at How Complex Cells Evolved | Viviane Callier | May 10, 2021 | Quanta MagazineHe used a rock saw to get at the fresh rock inside each sample, then polished some slices down to half the width of a human hair to make them translucent for microscopy.
Scientists Pin Down When Earth’s Crust Cracked, Then Came to Life | Howard Lee | March 25, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
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.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George EliotTwo of these plates are given here, which, even in this age of microscopy, are both interesting and instructive.
A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5) | Henry Smith WilliamsA glance at the history of the microscopy of the blood shews that it falls into two periods.
Histology of the Blood | Paul EhrlichRick's interest in microscopy had begun with Barby's present of a complete microscope set.
The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland GoodwinOsmium tetroxide (OsO4) is a very volatile liquid and is used under the name of osmic acid as a stain for sections in microscopy.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson
British Dictionary definitions for microscopy
/ (maɪˈkrɒskəpɪ) /
the study, design, and manufacture of microscopes
investigation by use of a microscope
Derived forms of microscopy
- microscopist (maɪˈkrɒskəpɪst), noun
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