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LIQUID-IMMERSION MICROSCOPY [1 record]

Record 1 2000-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Metallography
DEF

A technique in which the lens and the object to be studied are placed in a liquid medium such as oil, greatly increasing the magnification of the object.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Métallographie
DEF

Technique où la lentille et l'objet à observer sont placés dans un liquide, souvent de l'huile, dont l'indice de réfraction, différent de celui de l'air, augmente l'agrandissement en focalisant les rayons lumineux.

Spanish

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