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dark-field
[ dahrk-feeld ]
/ ˈdɑrkˌfild /
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adjective Optics.
of or relating to the illumination of an object by which it is seen, through a microscope, as bright against a dark background.
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Origin of dark-field
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby dark-field
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