oblique illumination

noun

A microscopic technique where light is projected at the specimen from an oblique, slanting angle to reveal features with higher contrast.

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Meanings

nounoblique illumination (plural oblique illuminations)

plural oblique illuminations

  1. A microscopic technique where light is projected at the specimen from an oblique, slanting angle to reveal features with higher contrast.
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