Examples of microscopy in a Sentence
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Enlarge / The influenza virus from an image produced with transmission electron microscopy.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2024
Which is amazing, because too often people are still being diagnosed via smear microscopy, which is totally insufficient in 2024.
—Katherine MacPhail, STAT, 16 Mar. 2024
The team used electron microscopy to learn about the chemical composition of the food residue.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Researchers using a technique called two-photon microscopy can observe this process in living cells by following the formation and regression of spines on the neurons.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2023
An Italian team had hoped to make history by using high-tech tools — electron microscopy, spectroscopy and micro x-rays — to reveal the cellular structure of one of the world’s oldest reptiles.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
The various collected samples were then subjected to radiocarbon dating, Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy, among other techniques, for analysis.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
By using different types of electron microscopy along with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry, the researchers determined what they were made of.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2023
According to a press release, researchers used laser light, electron microscopy and X-ray scattering to characterize the optical properties of skin and muscle samples of the fish.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2024
Which is amazing, because too often people are still being diagnosed via smear microscopy, which is totally insufficient in 2024.
—Katherine MacPhail, STAT, 16 Mar. 2024
The team used electron microscopy to learn about the chemical composition of the food residue.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Researchers using a technique called two-photon microscopy can observe this process in living cells by following the formation and regression of spines on the neurons.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2023
An Italian team had hoped to make history by using high-tech tools — electron microscopy, spectroscopy and micro x-rays — to reveal the cellular structure of one of the world’s oldest reptiles.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
The various collected samples were then subjected to radiocarbon dating, Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy, among other techniques, for analysis.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
By using different types of electron microscopy along with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry, the researchers determined what they were made of.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2023
According to a press release, researchers used laser light, electron microscopy and X-ray scattering to characterize the optical properties of skin and muscle samples of the fish.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
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“Microscopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microscopy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
microscopy
noun
mi·cros·co·py
mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē 
: the use of the microscope : investigation with the microscope
Medical Definition
microscopy
noun
mi·cros·co·py
mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē
plural microscopies
: the use of or investigation with the microscope
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