ultramicroscope
[ uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skohp ]
/ ˌʌl trəˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp /
noun
an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
Origin of ultramicroscope
First recorded in 1905–10;
ultra- +
microscope
OTHER WORDS FROM ultramicroscope
ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic [uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skop-ik] /ˌʌl trəˌmaɪ krəˈskɒp ɪk/, ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby ultramicroscope
Example sentences from the Web for ultramicroscope
The above action can be readily demonstrated in vitro by means of the ultramicroscope.
Colloidal particles are, however, generally visible under the Zigmondy "ultramicroscope."
The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherWhat I saw through that ultramicroscope was not an unproven theory, but a fact.
The Girl in the Golden Atom |Raymond King Cummings
British Dictionary definitions for ultramicroscope
ultramicroscope
/ (ˌʌltrəˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp) /
noun
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 background
Also called: dark-field microscope
Medical definitions for ultramicroscope
ultramicroscope
[ ŭl′trə-mī′krə-skōp′ ]
n.
A microscope with high-intensity illumination used to study very minute objects.