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Meaning of "phase-contrast microscope" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE

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Phase-Contrast microscope is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phase-contrast microscope

Phase contrast microscopy

Phase contrast microscopy is an optical microscopy technique that converts phase shifts in light passing through a transparent specimen to brightness changes in the image. Phase shifts themselves are invisible, but become visible when shown as brightness variations. Figure 1: The same cells imaged with traditional bright field microscopy and with phase contrast microscopy. When light waves travels through a medium other than vacuum, interaction with the medium causes the wave amplitude and phase to change in a manner dependent on properties of the medium. Changes in amplitude arise from the scattering and absorption of light, which is often wavelength dependent and may give rise to colors. Photographic equipment and the human eye are only sensitive to amplitude variations. Without special arrangements, phase changes are therefore invisible. Yet, phase changes often carry important information. Phase contrast microscopy is particularly important in biology. It reveals many cellular structures that are not visible with a simpler bright field microscope, as exemplified in Figure 1.

Definition of phase-contrast microscope in the English dictionary

The definition of phase-contrast microscope in the dictionary is a microscope that makes visible details of colourless transparent objects. It employs a method of illumination such that small differences of refractive index of the materials in the object cause differences of luminous intensity by interference.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE

bioscope
confocal microscope
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electron microscope
endoscope
gyroscope
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Hubble space telescope
Hubble telescope
kaleidoscope
microscope
ophthalmoscope
oscilloscope
otoscope
radio telescope
scanning electron microscope
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Synonyms and antonyms of phase-contrast microscope in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «phase-contrast microscope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE

Find out the translation of phase-contrast microscope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phase-contrast microscope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phase-contrast microscope» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

相位差显微镜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

microscopio de contraste de fase
570 millions of speakers

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phase-contrast microscope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चरण विपरीत माइक्रोस्कोप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على النقيض من المرحلة المجهر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фаза - контрастный микроскоп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de contraste de fase microscópio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফেজ-বিপরীতে মাইক্রোস্কোপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contraste de phase microscope
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mikroskop fasa-kontras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phasen-Kontrast- Mikroskop
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

位相差顕微鏡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위상차 현미경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mikroskop fase-kontras
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kính hiển vi tương phản pha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டம்-கான்ஸ்ட்ராஸ்ட் மைக்ரோஸ்கோப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेज-कॉन्ट्रास्ट मॅक्रोस्कोप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Faz-kontrast mikroskop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microscopio a contrasto di fase
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mikroskop z kontrastem fazowym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фаза- контрастний мікроскоп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microscop cu contrast de fază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικροσκόπιο αντίθεσης φάσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fase - kontras mikroskoop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

faskontrastmikroskop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fasekontrastmikroskop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phase-contrast microscope

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phase-contrast microscope

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE»

Discover the use of phase-contrast microscope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phase-contrast microscope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Confocal Microscopy and Multiphoton Excitation Microscopy: ...
The Zeiss Corporation in Jena constructed the first prototype of a phase contrast microscope in 1936. In 1941 Kurt Michel, head of the microscopy department at Zeiss Jena, made the first movie using a phase contrast microscope, which ...
Barry R. Masters, 2006
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Plant Cell Biology: From Astronomy to Zoology
The phase-contrast microscope, the polarizing microscope, and the differential interference contrast microscope can be used to introduce contrast in transparent living specimens. The polarizing microscope has the added advantage in that it ...
Randy O. Wayne, 2009
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Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments
The phase-contrast microscope makes highly transparent objects more visible ( Figure 18.6b). We can distinguish different parts of an object because they affect light differently from one another. One basis for such differences is the refractive ...
Gerald Karp, 2009
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Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture: theory and technique
Figure 6.7. (Left) In-phaseand (right) out-of-phase image of a cell culture. For a phase contrast microscope to be useful, the phase must be kept well adjusted. Figure 6.13. An incubator box can be constructed to fit. Care and Handling of the  ...
Jennie P. Mather, Penelope E. Roberts, 1998
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Fundamentals of Histology
1- 10 ^m = 1,000- 1,00,000A Viruses 0.05-0.5 /xm = 500-5,000A Besides compound microscope, there are other special forms of light microscopes described below: Phase contrast microscope Phase contrast microscope was designed by Frits ...
G. P. Verma, 2001
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Handbook of Biological Confocal Microscopy
With Ellis' aperture-scanning phase-contrast microscope, the illuminating rays, and the correspondingly minute phase absorber spot, scan the outermost rim of the objective lens aperture in synchrony. Therefore, essentially the full NA of the ...
James Pawley, 2010
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Generalized Phase Contrast:: Applications in Optics and ...
Instead of relying on external contrast agents to improve absorption, the Dutch physicist Frits Zernike invented a phase contrast microscope that uses the phase alterations imparted by a transparent sample onto an incident illumination as the  ...
Jesper Glückstad, Darwin Palima, 2009
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Light and Video Microscopy
The phase angles without parentheses are used for specimens viewed with a positive phase-contrast microscope and the phase angles in parentheses are used for specimens viewed with a negative phase-contrast microscope. The intensity ...
Randy O. Wayne, 2013
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Manual of Nephrology
The accuracy of the microscopic examination can also be enhanced by using phase-contrast microscopy, which allows for more sensitivity in the observation of morphologic detail. If a phase-contrast microscope is unavailable, staining the ...
Robert W. Schrier, 2008
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Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual
11.4.2 Microscope Calibration 11.4.2.1 Phase Contrast Microscope Optics On a daily basis, before routine fiber count analyses, the microscope optics, condenser , phase annulus, and phase plate should be properly aligned. 11.4.2.2 Health ...
Eric L. Botnick, Ram S. Suga, Kenneth T. White, 2005

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phase-contrast microscope is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lens-Free Imaging for Large-Surface Industrial Inspection
Stem cells seen through a phase-contrast microscope (left) and through imec's lens-free microscope (right). Photonic integration of light source. Lens-free ... «Photonics.com, Apr 15»
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Lens-Free Microscopy Goes Scalable
Stem cells seen through a phase-contrast microscope (left) and through imec's lens-free microscope (right). Today, advances in complementary metal oxide ... «Photonics.com, Feb 15»
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Bacteria hijack integrin-linked kinase to stabilize focal adhesions …
Wound closure was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope. FA disassembly was analysed as described previously. In brief, cells were ... «Nature.com, May 09»
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Breeding with cooled transported equine semen
... to estimating progressive sperm motility using a microscope equipped with a warming stage (a phase-contrast microscope provides optimal viewing of sperm). «Horsetalk, Jun 08»

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