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phase contrast microscope

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
phase -con-trast mi-cro-scope
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

phase contrast microscopes (plural)

Phrases

phase contrast microscopy interference microscope

Frequently Paired Words

phase contrast microscopy interference microscope

Questions

What does phase contrast microscope mean?
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.

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