phase contrast microscopy

English

Noun

phase contrast microscopy (uncountable)

1. A form of light microscopy in which small differences in refractive index of a transparent specimen are converted into amplitude (contrast) differences in the final image.

Related terms

• phase contrast microscope

Translations

form of microscoby

Hungarian: fáziskontraszt-mikroszkópia Japanese: 位相差顕微鏡 (isōsa kenbikyō)