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Chapter 1.4
Chapter 1.4 vocab
Term | Definition |
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compound light microscope | a microscope that uses light to illuminate a specimen that us then magnified by two lenses |
eyepiece (ocular lens) | the part of a compound light microscope that magnifies an image, usually 10 times, also called an ocular lens |
objective lens | the part of a compound light microscope that is located directly above the specimen and that magnifies the image of the specimen |
stage | a platform of a compound light microscope that supports the slide holding the specimen |
light source | provides light for viewing an image |
magnification | the increase of an objects' apparent size by using lenses or mirrors |
nosepiece | the part of a compound light microscope that holds the objectives lenses in place above the specimen |
resolution | in microscopes, the ability to form images with fine detail |
scanning electron microscope | a microscope that produces an enlarged, three-dimensional image of an object by using a beam of electrons rather than light |
transmission electron microscope | a microscope that transmits a beam of electrons through a very thin slice of specimen and that can magnify up to 200,000 times |
metric system | a decimal-based standard system of measurement that is used by scientists |
base unit | one of the fundamental units of measurement that describes length, mass, time, and other quantities and from which other units are derived |