Examples of microscopy in a Sentence
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Electron microscopy, which uses electron beams instead of light, offers higher resolution.
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Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 14 Aug. 2025
The researchers performed a morphological examination, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), DNA barcoding and a phylogenetic analysis, where its genome was compared to other similar species to determine their evolutionary relationship.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2025
The dominant hydrous mineral in mare basalts—apatite and entrapped melt hosted by olivine and ilmenite—were carefully characterized using scanning electron microscopy (Extended Data Fig. 1 and Supplementary Figs. 1–3) for further in situ chemical and isotopic analysis of water.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
To tackle this question, my colleagues and I worked with several other scientific research teams with expertise in advanced microscopy, cancer research and metabolism.
—Jalees Rehman, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
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Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 14 Aug. 2025
The researchers performed a morphological examination, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), DNA barcoding and a phylogenetic analysis, where its genome was compared to other similar species to determine their evolutionary relationship.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2025
The dominant hydrous mineral in mare basalts—apatite and entrapped melt hosted by olivine and ilmenite—were carefully characterized using scanning electron microscopy (Extended Data Fig. 1 and Supplementary Figs. 1–3) for further in situ chemical and isotopic analysis of water.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
To tackle this question, my colleagues and I worked with several other scientific research teams with expertise in advanced microscopy, cancer research and metabolism.
—Jalees Rehman, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
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“Microscopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microscopy. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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microscopy
noun
mi·cros·co·py
mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē 
: the use of the microscope : investigation with the microscope
Medical Definition
microscopy
noun
mi·cros·co·py
mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē
plural microscopies
: the use of or investigation with the microscope
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