dark-field

[ dahrk-feeld ]
/ ˈdɑrkˌfild /

adjective Optics.

of or relating to the illumination of an object by which it is seen, through a microscope, as bright against a dark background.

Origin of dark-field

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby dark-field

dark star, dark tourism, dark web, dark-adapted eye, dark-eyed junco, dark-field, dark-field illumination, dark-field microscope, darken, darken someone's door, darkie