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Microscope |
an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. |
micro-= "small"; -scope= "to look at"₩ |
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Micrographs |
a photograph taken by means of a microscope. |
Pictures |
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Simple Microscope |
a magnifying instrument that uses only one lens or a group of lenses in one unit to magnify objects. |
magnifying glass |
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Compound Microscope |
uses multiple lenses |
the basic |
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Resolution |
the shortest distance between two points on a specimen that can still be distinguished by the observer or camera system as separate entities. |
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Resolving Power |
the ability of a microscope or telescope to distinguish two close together images as being separate. |
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Light Microscope |
uses focused light and lenses to magnify a specimen, usually a cell. |
Usually used in classes |
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Brightfleld Microscope |
the simplest of the light microscopes. |
used in school labs |
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Fluorescent Microscopy |
Seeing things that fluoresce |
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