phase contrast microscope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A microscope that uses the change of phase when light is transmitted or reflected from a transparent or reflective specimen to form an image; used especially to study living cells.

Word forms

phase contrast microscope phase contrast microscopes
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