"descan" meaning in English

See descan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: descans [present, singular, third-person], descanning [participle, present], descanned [participle, past], descanned [past]
Etymology: From de- + scan. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|scan}} de- + scan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} descan (third-person singular simple present descans, present participle descanning, simple past and past participle descanned)
  1. (microscopy) To reverse the path of emission from a specimen to the sensor in a microscope scan. Categories (topical): Microscopy

Inflected forms

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        "To reverse the path of emission from a specimen to the sensor in a microscope scan."
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        ],
        [
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    },
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      ],
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        ],
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        [
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