noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles
2. 2
   light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dark field microscopedark-field microscope

Etymology

From ultra- + microscope.

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