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photomicrograph Definition

photo·mi·cro·graph (fōt′ō mīkrō graf′)

noun

a photograph taken through a microscope

Etymology: photo- + micrograph

photomicrograph Related Forms
pho′to·mi′·cro·graphic adjective pho′to·mi·crog·ra·phy (-mī krägrə fē) noun
photomicrograph Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • crystal: Who would imagine that taking photomicrographs of Magnesium chloride crystals would lead into an adventure in the world of abstract expressionist art.
  • cell: The image left shows an attractive photomicrograph of blood cells.
  • sample: Below you will find photomicrographs of hair samples that illustrate different sections of hair that may be compared to determine matches.

Converse of object

  • take: I did not take photomicrographs at Mammoth Hot Springs.
  • scan: See the scanning electron microscope photomicrograph and figures below.
  • show: Sierra Pole Creek To show photomicrographs with the Swift microscope, we skip ahead to May of 2001.
  • follow: The following two photomicrographs were taken by me using the water I collected from a local lake.
  • provide: The course includes a mineral gallery which provides photomicrographs and properties for minerals in thin section.
  • contain: This page contains an epi-fluorescence photomicrograph of a pine cone stained thin section taken.. .

Preposition: in

  • article: All photomicrographs in the article were taken using a Leitz SM-Pol microscope equipped with a Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital camera.

Adjective modifier

  • superb: Anything you see can become a superb photomicrograph by aligning your camera to capture the image coming out of the monocular microscope's eyepiece.

Noun used with modifier

  • color: Photomicrographs Here are color photomicrographs that supplement those in Figs.
  • electron: See the scanning electron microscope photomicrograph and figures below.
  • fluorescence: The animation allows the user to select from a number of fluorescence photomicrographs and vary the amount of astigmatism in the optical system.
  • quality: An introduction to the theory and practice of producing high quality photomicrographs of all types of materials.
  • magnification: Note that many of the fine lines in the low magnification photomicrographs are actually trails of microscopic bubbles!
  • crystal: There are many reasons why it may be difficult or impossible to reproduce a particular crystal photomicrograph.