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Vocabulary flashcards covering different types of microscopes and key optical definitions based on lecture notes.

Last updated 4:20 PM on 9/16/26

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Stereomicroscope

Views entire objects in three dimensions at low magnification.

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Compound light microscope

Views small or thinly sliced sections of objects with high magnification.

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Compound

Refers to the use of two sets of lenses.

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Transmission electron microscope

Analogous to the compound light microscope.

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Scanning electron microscope

Analogous to the dissecting light microscope.

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Resolution

The minimum distance between two objects at which they can be seen.