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microscopy

[ mahy-kros-kuh-pee, mahy-kruh-skoh-pee ]

noun

  1. the use of the microscope.
  2. microscopic investigation.


microscopy

/ maɪˈkrɒskəpɪ; maɪˈkrɒskəpɪst /

noun

  1. the study, design, and manufacture of microscopes
  2. investigation by use of a microscope
“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
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Derived Forms

  • microscopist, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Dz··辱 [mahy-, kros, -k, uh, -pist, mahy-kr, uh, -, skoh, -pist], noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of microscopy1

First recorded in 1655–65; microscope + -y 3
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Example Sentences

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They can also detect tuberculosis, an infectious disease that commonly affects the lungs, far quicker than it would be found in a lab using conventional microscopy, Apopo says.

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A post-mortem examination gave a cause of death as "gunshot wound to left chest, involving heart and left lung pending toxicology and microscopy".

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The team used imaging with x-rays and electron microscopy to conclude that the brain must have been heated to at least 510C before cooling rapidly.

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The study of the archaeological remains was carried out by applying advanced microscopy and biomolecular analysis techniques, which combine protein and lipid analysis.

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Unlike other methods to analyze protein structure such as mass spectrometry or cryo-electron microscopy, cryo-electron tomography enables researchers to observe proteins in their native environment.

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