"phase contrast microscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phase contrast microscopes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} phase contrast microscope (plural phase contrast microscopes)
  1. A microscope that uses the change of phase when light is transmitted or reflected from a transparent or reflective specimen to form an image; used especially to study living cells. Wikipedia link: phase contrast microscope Related terms: phase contrast microscopy, interference microscope Translations (microscope that uses the change of phase when light is transmitted or reflected from a transparent or reflective specimen to form an image): fáziskontraszt-mikroszkóp (Hungarian)
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