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photomicrograph

American  
[foh-tuh-mahy-kruh-graf, -grahf] / ˌfoʊ təˈmaɪ krəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

  1. a photograph taken through a microscope.


photomicrograph British  
/ ˌfəʊtəʊˌmaɪkrəˈɡræfɪk, ˌfəʊtəʊˈmaɪkrəˌɡrɑːf, ˌfəʊtəʊmaɪˈkrɒɡrəfə, -ˌɡræf /

noun

  1. Sometimes called: microphotograph.  a photograph of a microscope image

  2. a less common name for microphotograph

"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

photomicrograph Scientific  
/ fō′tō-mīkrə-grăf′ /
  1. A photograph made through a microscope.


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of photomicrograph

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + micrograph

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Figure 13.19 Dorsal Root Ganglion The cell bodies of sensory neurons, which are unipolar neurons by shape, are seen in this photomicrograph.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

They can be seen with special ultraviolet microscopes, but strong ultraviolet is also deadly to cells; only the picture of a tiny corpse appears in the photomicrograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chemist von Grosse took a photomicrograph of his precious mite by the light of its own rays.

From Time Magazine Archive

The photomicrograph of this pigment shows its extremely fine, amorphous nature with complete absence of crystals.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.

A photomicrograph of curd just after curdling has taken place.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

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