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stereomicroscope

American  
[ster-ee-oh-mahy-kruh-skohp, steer-] / ˌstɛr i oʊˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp, ˌstɪər- /

Other Word Forms

  • stereomicroscopy noun

Etymology

Origin of stereomicroscope

First recorded in 1945–50; stereo- + microscope

Example Sentences

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Microscopists Teresa Zgoda and Teresa Kugler stitched together and stacked hundreds of stereomicroscope images of the roughly 2.5-centimetre-long embryo.

From Nature

A geologist from the University of California named Stanley Margolis came to the museum and spent two days examining the surface of the statue with a high-resolution stereomicroscope.

From Literature

Fluorescence imaging of dissected prostate tumours, the pair of draining lymph nodes, and lung was performed with a Leica M165FC fluorescence stereomicroscope.

From Nature

A glimpse through a high-powered stereomicroscope at that ill-fated ant, however, has offered a few clues.

From National Geographic

Analyzing the micrometeorites one by one under a stereomicroscope over a period of 5 years yielded more than 40 particles with the characteristics of comet dust.

From Science Magazine