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Microscopes
Term | Definition |
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Eyepiece | The part of the microscope you look through. Has a magnification of 10x. |
Base | The bottom of the microscope that you hold along with the arm/neck to support when carrying. |
Arm | The part of the microscope you hold, along with supporting the base when carrying. |
Stage | The part of the microscope that had the hole for light to pass through, and clips to hold a slide in place. |
Stage Clips | Attached to the stage - used to hold the slide in place. |
Diaphragm | A wheel with different sized holes that allow different amounts of light through the stage to the specimen. |
Mirror | Adjusted to catch light to illuminate the specimen. |
Coarse Adjustment Knob | The first knob you use to focus an image. |
Find Adjustment Knob | The second knob you use to get a sharper focus on an image. |
Short | Length of the first lens you start with when trying to focus on an image. 4x. |
Medium | Length of the second most powerful magnification. 10x. |
Long | Length of the most powerful magnification. 40x. |
Total power of Magnification | The objective lens magnification multiplied by the eyepiece magnification. |
Upside down | How an image appears when you look at it using a microscope. |