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micrograph

American  
[mahy-kruh-graf, -grahf] / ˈmaɪ krəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

  1. an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.

  2. Optics. a photograph taken through a microscope or a drawing of an object as seen through a microscope.


micrograph British  
/ -ˌɡræf, ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. a photograph or drawing of an object as viewed through a microscope

  2. an instrument or machine for producing very small writing or engraving

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

micrograph Scientific  
/ mīkrə-grăf′ /
  1. A drawing or photograph taken from an image formed by a microscope.


Etymology

Origin of micrograph

First recorded in 1870–75; micro- + -graph

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Light micrograph A shows rectangular Spirogyra cells linked in a chain.

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Part b: The micrograph shows hotdog-shaped bacilli about 2 microns long.

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Part a: The micrograph shows ball-shaped cocci about 0.9 microns long.

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The micrograph shows round red blood cells, each about 8 microns across, infected with ring-shaped P falciparum.

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Scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli, grown in culture and adhered to a cover slip.

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