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Meaning of DARK-FIELD MICROSCOPE

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes
 
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 Synonyms: ultramicroscope
 
 See Also: light microscope

 

 

Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: A microscope (device used to magnify small objects) in which objects are lit at a very low angle from the side so that the background appears dark and the objects show up against this dark background.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The use of a microscope which is lit by a beam of light or electrons that has been refracted, diffracted, or condensed and diffused, so that only certain parts of the object being studied are lit while the rest of the field of view is dark, to study tiny particles or lines.
 
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