ultramicroscope

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noun

a microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles

Similar
dark-field microscope
OriginEnglish microscope ← Italian microscopio ← Latin mīcroscopium →
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Meanings

nounultramicroscope (plural ultramicroscopes)

plural ultramicroscopes

  1. a microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlight microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes

Similar
dark-field microscope
Broader
light microscope

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  10. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  11. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  12. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  13. Latinmīcroscopium
  14. Italianmicroscopio
  15. Englishmicroscope
  16. Englishultramicroscope

From ultra- + microscope.

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Translations

Arabic مجهر فوقي
  • مجهر فوقيa microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles
Chinese Mandarin 超顯微鏡 /超显微镜
  • 超顯微鏡 /超显微镜 (chāoxiǎnwēijìng)a microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles
Dutch ultramicroscoop
  • ultramicroscoopa microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles
German Ultramikroskop
  • Ultramikroskopa microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles
Hungarian ultramikroszkóp
  • ultramikroszkópa microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles
Irish ultraimicreascóp
  • ultraimicreascópa microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles
Japanese 限外顕微鏡
  • 限外顕微鏡 (gengaikenbikyō)a microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles
Korean 한외현미경
  • 한외현미경 (hanoehyeonmigyeong)a microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles
Cite this entry
APA

ultramicroscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultramicroscope

MLA

“ultramicroscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultramicroscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultramicroscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultramicroscope.

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