optical magnification
1Magnification — For Magnification in the sense of exaggeration, see Exaggeration. For the 2001 album of progressive rock band Yes, see Magnification (album). The stamp appears larger with the use of a magnifying glass Magnification is the process of enlarging… …
2Optical sectioning — is the process by which a suitably designed microscope can produce clear images of a focal planes deep within a thick sample. This is used to reduce the need for thin sectioning using instruments such as the microtome. Many different techniques… …
3Optical microscope — Microscope Uses Small sample observation Notable experiments Discovery of cells Inventor Hans Lippershey Zacharias Jans …
4Optical aberration — v · d · e Optical aberration …
5Optical telescope — Eight Inch refracting telescope (Chabot Space and Science Center) An optical telescope is a telescope which is used to gather and focus light mainly from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum for directly viewing a magnified image for… …
6magnification — /mag neuh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified. 2. the power to magnify. Cf. power (def. 20a). 3. a magnified image, drawing, copy, etc. [1615 25; < LL magnification (s. of magnificatio). See MAGNIFY,… …
7Optical instrument — An optical instrument either processes light waves to enhance an image for viewing, or analyzes light waves (or photons) to determine one of a number of characteristic properties. Contents 1 Image enhancement 2 Analysis 3 Other optical devices …
8Optical mineralogy — A petrographic microscope, which is an optical microscope fitted with cross polarizing lenses, a conoscopic lens, and compensators (plates of anisotropic materials; gypsum plates and quartz wedges are common), for crystallographic analysis.… …
9Optical unit — The Optical Unit is a dimensionless units of length used in optical microscopy. Because every diffraction limited system have their resolution proportional to wavelength / NA, it is convenient for comparison to use this unit. There are actually 2 …
10magnification — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of magnifying 2. a. the state of being magnified b. the apparent enlargement of an object by an optical instrument called also power …
