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dark-field

[dahrk-feeld]
–adjective Optics.
of or pertaining to the illumination of an object by which it is seen, through a microscope, as bright against a dark background.

Origin:
1860–65
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Main Entry: dark field
Function: noun
: the dark area that serves as the background for objects viewed in an ultramicroscope —dark–field adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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