bright field

noun

The most common form of optical microscopy in which light is transmitted through the sample which appears on a bright background.

Meanings

nounbright field (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountableThe most common form of optical microscopy in which light is transmitted through the sample which appears on a bright background.
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