DARK GROUND ILLUMINATION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does dark ground illumination mean?

• DARK GROUND ILLUMINATION (noun)
The noun DARK GROUND ILLUMINATION has 1 sense:

1. a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background

Familiarity information: DARK GROUND ILLUMINATION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DARK GROUND ILLUMINATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dark field illumination; dark ground illumination

Hypernyms ("dark ground illumination" is a kind of...):

microscopy (research with the use of microscopes)

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ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:

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Dark field illumination