microscopy

noun

mi·​cros·​co·​py mī-ˈkrä-skə-pē How to pronounce microscopy (audio)
: the use of or investigation with a microscope
microscopist noun

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The samples were then subjected to a number of analysis techniques, including atom probe tomography, scanning-electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 June 2025 The team, writing in the journal Icarus, employed a combination of techniques and technologies, including scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, atom probe tomography, and transmission electron microscopy. Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2025 The chemistry of pigments The researchers used chemical analysis methods like electron microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy to study the pigments from the workshop. Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 Microbiome analysis and confocal microscopy of used kitchen sponges reveal massive colonization by Acinetobacter, Moraxella and Chryseobacterium species International Journal of Food Microbiology. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for microscopy

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First Known Use

circa 1665, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microscopy was circa 1665

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“Microscopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microscopy. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

microscopy

noun
mi·​cros·​co·​py mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē How to pronounce microscopy (audio)
: the use of the microscope : investigation with the microscope

Medical Definition

microscopy

noun
mi·​cros·​co·​py mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē How to pronounce microscopy (audio)
plural microscopies
: the use of or investigation with the microscope

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