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A
abrasive media
achromatic
achromatic aplanatic condenser
achromatic objective
air-lock
Airy disk
aliasing
amplifier
analyser
annular illumination
annular stop
anode
aperture, angular
aperture correction
aperture, effective
aperture function
aperture plane
aplanatic
aplanatic points
apochromatic objective
axis, crystallographic
axis, optic
axis, optical
axis, principal
B
back aperture
back focal length
back focal plane
backscattered electron
backscattered electron imaging
balsam, Canada
barrel distortion
base microscopical
Becke line
bellows length
biaxial crystals
binocular microscope
bisectrix, acute
bisectrix, obtuse
bright field illumination
bright field imaging
brightness
C
calcite
cardioid dark field condenser
Cassegrainian darkfield condenser
central stop
characteristic X-ray
collimation
compensating eyepieces
condenser
condenser, Abbe
condenser circle
condenser, dark field
condenser, darkfield, bispheric
condenser, darkfield, paraboloid
condenser, variable-focus
confocal optics
conjugate foci
conjugate planes/points
conoscopic image
conoscopic observation
convergence
Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction
correction collar
coverslip
crystal, birefringent
curvature of field
D
dark field illumination
dark field imaging
dark field objective
dark field slides
dark field stop
Davis shutter
definition
deflection coils
density
depth of field
depth of focus
diffraction grating
dioptre
dioptrics
dispersion
dispersion staining
double refraction
doublet
drawtube
dry objective
dynamic focusing
dynamic range
E
electron beam
Electron Channeling Pattern
electron image
electron micrograph
entrance pupil
equivalent focal length
exit pupil
extinction angle
extinction factor
extinction oblique
extinction parallel
extinction symmetrical
eyepiece
eyepiece, negative
eyepiece, parfocal
eyepiece, positive
F
false Becke line
far point of eye
fast ray
field depth
field diaphragm
field-emission microscope
field of view
field planes
filar micrometer
flare
Flourite objectives
fluorescence microscope
fluorochrome
flux, light
focal length
focusing device
focusing glass
focusing magnifier
freeze etch
Fresnel fringes
Fresnel reflection
G
Gauss points
geometrical distortion
glare
goniometer
goniometer ocular
goniophotometer
grating, diffraction
grating, reflection
gray level also gray value
gray level histogram
gray wedge
Greenough microscope
H
haemacytometer
hanging drop slide
holoscopic eyepiece
homogeneous immersion objective
Huygenian eyepiece
hyperfocal distance
hyperplane eyepiece
I
illuminance
illumination, critical
illumination, Kohler
illumination, oblique
image
image field
image real
image space
image virtual
immersion liquid
immersion medium
immersion objective
incident light
indicatrix
instrascene dynamic range
interference colours
interference figure
intermediary plane
intermediate image plane
interpupillary distance
inverted microscope
iris diaphragm
isogyres
J
K
Koehler illumination
L
Lagrange disk
lattice
lens, Bertrand
lens, compound
lens, eye
lens, magnetic
lens, negative
lens, simple
light
longitudinal magnification
M
macrograph
macroscopy
magnification empty
marker, object
mechanical stage
mechanical tubelength
melatope
Michel Levy scale of retardation colours
micrograph
micromanipulator
micrometer disk
microphotograph
microradiography, contact
microscope, electron
microscope, field emission
microscope, Greenough
microscope mirror
microscope, simple
microscope, stereoscopic
microscope, X-ray
microstructure
micrurgy
mirror, first or front surface
modulation transfer function
moire pattern
monobjective binocular microscope
monochromatic
monochromatic light
monochromator
monocular microscope
mounting medium
N
negative crystal
negative eyepiece
Newton's interference colours
Nipkow disk
normal
nosepiece rotating
O
object field
objective circle
objective, fluorite
object space
optical flat
optical index
optical microscope
optical noise
optical scrambler
optical sectioning
optical staining
optical transfer function
optical tubelength
optic sign
orthoscopic observation
overcorrection
P
paraboloid dark field condenser
paraxial
parfocal objectives
periplan eyepiece
phase-amplitude contrast
phase angle
phase contrast
phase, crystal
phase plate
phase shift
photomacrograph
photomacrography
photomicrograph
photomicrography
picture element
pincushion distortion
pixel
plane, focal
plane wave
plano
planoscopic eyepiece
pleochroism
point projection
points, conjugate
point-spread function
polarization colours
polarized light
polarized light microscope
polarizer
polarizing element
polars
positive focal length
positive image
positive ocular
preferred direction
principal plane
principal point
prism
prism illuminator
projection lens
Q
quarter-wave plate
quartz wedge
R
Ramsden circle
Ramsden disk
Ramsden eyepiece
Rayleigh criterion
ray, light
rectified optics
reflection factor
refraction, angle of
refractive index
registration
relative aperture
responsivity
reticle
reticle eyepiece
S
scan rate
Schlieren system
secondary electron
secondary electron imaging
semiapochromatic objective
sensitivity
shadow-cast replica
shadow mask
sharpness
signal-to-noise ratio
sign of elongation
sine condition
slit
slow ray
slow scan
sparrow limit
specific optical dispersion
specimen
specimen chamber
specimen charge
specimen contamination
specimen distortion
specimen holder
specimen interaction
specimen interaction volume
specimen screen
specimen stage
spherical aberration
stage mechanical
stage micrometer
standard operating procedure
structure
T
topography
transmitted light
triplet
tubelength mechanical
tubelength optical
U
ultramicroscope
undulose extinction
unpolarized light
usable light range
V
vertical illumination
video waveform
vignetting
virtual image
visibility, limit of
visual acuity
W
waveform monitor
wavefront
wave number
white level
widefield eyepiece
working distance free
X
Y
yoke
Z