immersion lens
1Immersion lens — Immersion Im*mer sion, n. [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion.] 1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx. [1913 Webster] 2. Submersion in water for the… …
2immersion lens — n OIL IMMERSION LENS * * * see under objective …
3immersion lens — noun or immersion objective : an objective of short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid (as oil or water) between front lens and cover glass * * * immersion lens noun A microscope object glass that works with a drop of oil or… …
4immersion lens — panardinamasis objektyvas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. immersion lens; immersion objective vok. Immersionsobjektiv, n rus. иммерсионный объектив, m pranc. objectif à immersion, m …
5immersion lens — panardinamasis lęšis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. immersion lens vok. Immersionslinse, f rus. иммерсионная линза, f pranc. lentille à immersion, f …
6Solid immersion lens — A solid immersion lens (SIL) has higher magnification and higher numerical aperture than common lenses by filling the object space with a high refractive index solid material. SIL was originally developed for enhancing the spatial resolution of… …
7oil-immersion lens — n an objective lens designed to work with a drop of liquid (as oil or water) between the lens and cover glass called also immersion lens, immersion objective, oil immersion objective …
8oil-immersion lens — noun : immersion lens …
9Immersion — Im*mer sion, n. [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion.] 1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx. [1913 Webster] 2. Submersion in water for the purpose of… …
10immersion objective — n OIL IMMERSION LENS * * * a microscope objective designed to have its tip and the cover glass over the specimen connected by a liquid instead of by air. The liquid may be water (water immersion) or a specially prepared oil (oil immersion) …
