microscopy

[mahy-kros-kuh-pee, mahy-kruh-skoh-pee]

noun

1. the use of the microscope.

2. microscopic investigation.

microscopy

/ maɪˈkrɒskəpɪ, maɪˈkrɒskəpɪst /

noun

1. the study, design, and manufacture of microscopes

2. investigation by use of a microscope

Other Word Forms

• microscopist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of microscopy¹

First recorded in 1655–65; microscope + -y ³

Example Sentences

She tried to walk the judge through electron microscopy and different acids.

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Using optical and electron microscopy, Harris and his team determined the rock was a chondrite - the most abundant type of stony meteorite, according to Nasa - which meant that it was approximately 4.56 billion years old.

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They can also detect tuberculosis, an infectious disease that commonly affects the lungs, far quicker than it would be found in a lab using conventional microscopy, Apopo says.

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A post-mortem examination gave a cause of death as "gunshot wound to left chest, involving heart and left lung pending toxicology and microscopy".

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The team used imaging with x-rays and electron microscopy to conclude that the brain must have been heated to at least 510C before cooling rapidly.

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