microscopy

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

/ maɪˈkrɒs kə pi, ˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊ pi /

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noun

the use of the microscope.

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Origin of microscopy

First recorded in 1655–65; microscope + -y³

OTHER WORDS FROM microscopy

mi·cros·co·pist

[mahy-kros-kuh-pist, mahy-kruh-skoh-pist], /maɪˈkrɒs kə pɪst, ˌmaɪ krəˈskoʊ pɪst/, noun

Words nearby microscopy

microsatellite, micro-scooter, microscope, microscopic, Microscopium, microscopy, microsecond, microsegment, microseism, microsensor, microsite

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How to use microscopy in a sentence

Brain and cognitive sciences professor Ed Boyden ’99, MEng ’99, developed expansion microscopy technology that makes it possible to visualize microscopic connections between neurons and the locations of biomolecules within neurons.
The pain switch|Georgina Gustin|August 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Then the researchers examined them using scanning electron microscopy.
Abdominal fuzz makes bee bodies super slippery|Alison Pearce Stevens|August 9, 2021|Science News For Students
Next, they used electron microscopy to take more than 150 million high-resolution images of those pieces.
This is a map of half a billion connections in a tiny bit of mouse brain|Tatyana Woodall|August 2, 2021|MIT Technology Review
They used cryo-electron microscopy to solve the structure of the archaeal nucleosome in a state more representative of a live cell.
DNA’s Histone Spools Hint at How Complex Cells Evolved|Viviane Callier|May 10, 2021|Quanta Magazine

He used a rock saw to get at the fresh rock inside each sample, then polished some slices down to half the width of a human hair to make them translucent for microscopy.
Scientists Pin Down When Earth’s Crust Cracked, Then Came to Life|Howard Lee|March 25, 2021|Quanta Magazine
We liked to have him come and smoke a cigar in the evening, and look in now and then for a little lesson in microscopy.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
Two of these plates are given here, which, even in this age of microscopy, are both interesting and instructive.
A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
A glance at the history of the microscopy of the blood shews that it falls into two periods.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
Rick's interest in microscopy had begun with Barby's present of a complete microscope set.
The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
Osmium tetroxide (OsO4) is a very volatile liquid and is used under the name of osmic acid as a stain for sections in microscopy.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

British Dictionary definitions for microscopy

microscopy

/ (maɪˈkrɒskəpɪ) /

noun

the study, design, and manufacture of microscopes

investigation by use of a microscope

Derived forms of microscopy

microscopist (maɪˈkrɒskəpɪst), noun

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