light microscopy

Synonyms:
  • optical microscopy
German: Lichtmikroskopie
Japanese: 光学顕微鏡検査法

Optics. Technique used to observe very small objects that cannot be seen by the unaided eye. The light microscope is a microscope based on optical lenses (condenser and objective lens) used to magnify small objects. The magnification is up to 1500 times and the resolution is 0.2 micrometers.

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