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dark-field

[ dahrk-feeld ]
/ ˈdɑrkˌfild /

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

dark current, darken, dark energy, darken someone's door, dark-eyed junco, dark-field, dark-field illumination, dark-field microscope, dark glasses, dark horse, dark internet
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