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1microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… …
2Scanning electron microscope — These pollen grains taken on an SEM show the characteristic depth of field of SEM micrographs …
3optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… …
4Transmission electron microscopy — A TEM image of the polio virus. The polio virus is 30 nm in size.[1] Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is a microscopy technique whereby a beam of electrons is transmitted through an ultra thin specimen, interacting with the specimen as it… …
5Environmental scanning electron microscope — Wool fibers imaged in an ESEM by the use of two symmetrical plastic scintillating backscattered electron detectors …
6telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …
7photography, technology of — Introduction equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs. The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… …
8Dragunov sniper rifle — SVD (Dragunov) Current production SVD with synthetic furniture. Type Sniper rifle, designated marksman rifle Place …
9Heckler & Koch G36 — Infobox Weapon name=G36 caption=A G36 of the Bundeswehr. origin=flag|Germany type=Assault rifle is ranged=yes service=1997–present used by=See Users wars=Kosovo War, Afghan War, Iraq War, War in South Ossetia (2008) designer=Heckler Koch design… …
10SVD rifle — Infobox Weapon name=SVD caption=Current production SVD with synthetic furniture origin=flag|Soviet Union type=Sniper rifle is ranged=yes service=1963–present used by=See Users wars=Vietnam War, Soviet war in Afghanistan, Iraq War designer=E. F.… …
