microscopy

noun

mi·​cros·​co·​py mī-ˈkrä-skə-pē How to pronounce microscopy (audio)
: the use of or investigation with a microscope
microscopist noun

Examples of microscopy in a Sentence

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In a recent study involving scientists from Duke and Stanford universities, those windows were examined via electron and laser microscopy. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024 That’s a superb innovation with the potential to revolutionize live-cell microscopy. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 The team applied advanced microscopy and biomolecular analysis techniques that combine protein and lipid analysis to study organic material left behind in the materials. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024 But electron microscopy of SARS-CoV-2 shows its spikes are about 25 nanometers apart, too distant for a single B cell receptor to readily bind to two at once. Byjon Cohen, science.org, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for microscopy 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of microscopy was circa 1665

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“Microscopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microscopy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

microscopy

noun
mi·​cros·​co·​py mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē How to pronounce microscopy (audio)
: the use of the microscope : investigation with the microscope

Medical Definition

microscopy

noun
mi·​cros·​co·​py mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē How to pronounce microscopy (audio)
plural microscopies
: the use of or investigation with the microscope

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