PHOTOMICROSCOPE Definition & Meaning

photomicroscope

[ foh-tuh-mahy-kruh-skohp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of photomicroscope¹

First recorded in 1905–10; photo- + microscope

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After playing around with these toggles and investigating with a photomicroscope, the physicist discovered two snowflakes that he coined “identical twins.”

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He photographs them with the help of a photomicroscope that is specially designed to capture tiny snow crystals.

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