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photomicrograph
[foh-tuh-mahy-kruh-graf, -grahf]
noun
a photograph taken through a microscope.
photomicrograph
/ ˌfəʊtəʊˌmaɪkrəˈɡræfɪk, ˌfəʊtəʊˈmaɪkrəˌɡrɑːf, ˌfəʊtəʊmaɪˈkrɒɡrəfə, -ˌɡræf /
noun
Sometimes called: microphotograph.a photograph of a microscope image
a less common name for microphotograph
photomicrograph
A photograph made through a microscope.
Other Word Forms
- photomicrography noun
- photomicrographer noun
- photomicrographic adjective
- ˌdzٴdzˈDz noun
- ˌdzٴˌˈ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of photomicrograph1
Example Sentences
In combination with a microscope, an X-ray or a telescope, the photographs can look like pure abstraction: a series of stark, thorny forms turns out to be a photomicrograph of paper fibres.
In the late 1800s, a self-educated Vermont farmer by the name of Wilson Bentley made the first successful image, or “photomicrograph,” of a single snowflake.
No snow in the forecast but Saturday February 21, I made this #photomicrograph of a #snowflake plate.
Finally, a here’s photomicrograph of those crazy pyrotechnic glass sponge spicules.
The photomicrographs which are herewith shown were made in the following manner: A part of a panel was placed upon the stage of the microscope and held firmly in place with clips.
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