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.
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In recent decades, the single-molecule localization microscopy technique has enabled scientists to visualize molecular-scale structures, surpassing what was thought to be a fundamental limitation of optical microscopes.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
Normal optical microscopes can magnify up to 1500× with a theoretical resolution of – 0.2 µm .
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Using optical microscopes, his team painstakingly searched for zircons about 0.2 millimeters across.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 30, 2015
The three scientists were cited for “the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy,” which the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said had bypassed the maximum resolution of traditional optical microscopes.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2014
That makes them too diminutive to be seen with the most powerful optical microscopes.
From Time Magazine Archive
