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ultramicroscope

[uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skohp]
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noun
  1. an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
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Origin of ultramicroscope

First recorded in 1905–10; ultra- + microscope
Related formsul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic [uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skop-ik] /ˌʌl trəˌmaɪ krəˈskɒp ɪk/, ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·i·cal, adjective
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Examples from the Web for ultramicroscopic

Historical Examples

  • The term virus or filterable virus is likewise applied to these ultramicroscopic and filterable agents.

    The Fundamentals of Bacteriology

    Charles Bradfield Morrey

  • In this way as well as by the inoculation of animals the presence of the ultramicroscopic kinds may be demonstrated.

    Insects and Diseases

    Rennie W. Doane

British Dictionary definitions for ultramicroscopic

ultramicroscopic

adjective
  1. too small to be seen with an optical microscope
  2. of or relating to an ultramicroscope
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Derived Formsultramicroscopy (ˌʌltrəmaɪˈkrɒskəpɪ), noun

ultramicroscope

noun
  1. a microscope used for studying colloids, in which the sample is strongly illuminated from the side and colloidal particles are seen as bright points on a dark backgroundAlso called: dark-field microscope
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ultramicroscopic in Medicine

ultramicroscopic

(ŭl′trə-mī′krə-skŏp′ĭk)
adj.
  1. Too minute to be seen with an ordinary microscope.
  2. Of or relating to an ultramicroscope.
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ultramicroscope

(ŭl′trə-mī′krə-skōp′)
n.
  1. A microscope with high-intensity illumination used to study very minute objects.
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