photomicrograph
Americannoun
noun
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Sometimes called: microphotograph. a photograph of a microscope image
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a less common name for microphotograph
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Etymology
Origin of photomicrograph
First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + micrograph
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Figure 13.19 Dorsal Root Ganglion The cell bodies of sensory neurons, which are unipolar neurons by shape, are seen in this photomicrograph.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
They can be seen with special ultraviolet microscopes, but strong ultraviolet is also deadly to cells; only the picture of a tiny corpse appears in the photomicrograph.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chemist von Grosse took a photomicrograph of his precious mite by the light of its own rays.
From Time Magazine Archive
The photomicrograph of the pigment shows the presence of many large particles.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner
The various sized particles, both large and small, resulting from the corrosion process, are prominently shown in the photomicrograph.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner
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