optical microscope
noun
a microscope using visible light rather than other forms of radiation such as infrared or x-rays.
optical microscopes
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pluralof optical microscope.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Additionally, optical microscopes can observe the sub-millimeter-scale view with microscale spatial resolution in real time, thereby capturing hydrogen behavior with unprecedented high spatial and time resolutions."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2023
In the laboratory, geologists use optical microscopes to closely examine rocks and soil for mineral composition and grain size.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Using optical microscopes, his team painstakingly searched for zircons about 0.2 millimeters across.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 30, 2015
For a long time optical microscopes were limited by among other things the wavelength of light.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2014
That makes them too diminutive to be seen with the most powerful optical microscopes.
From Time Magazine Archive
