Abbe condenser

/ˈɑ.bə kənˈdɛn.sə(ɹ)//ˈæ.bi kənˈdɛn.səɹ/

noun

A condenser composed of two lenses which concentrates and controls the light which passes through an examined specimen before that light enters the objective of a microscope, used to obtain high levels of magnification.

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Meanings

nounAbbe condenser (plural Abbe condensers)

plural Abbe condensers

  1. A condenser composed of two lenses which concentrates and controls the light which passes through an examined specimen before that light enters the objective of a microscope, used to obtain high levels of magnification.

Origin

Named for the German physicist Ernst Abbe.

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Translations

Tagalog pangintay-Abbe
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