microscopic field
- noun
- /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑːpɪk fiːld/
- Specialized
:
campo microscópico
- In the lab, the scientist examined the specimen under the microscopic field to study its structure.
Examples
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There, in the middle of the microscopic field, was the beautiful egg, still surrounded by its corona cells.
Fiction book (1991) -
My mother-in-law's oncologist had fixated on chemotherapy much as I had on microscopic fields of cancer cells.
Academic text (1993) -
Peripheral and placental smears were stained with Giemsa, and 200 microscopic fields were examined.
Academic text (2013) -
Each microscopic field revealed different types of cells in the sample, providing valuable data for the research.
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The team recorded their observations from various microscopic fields during the experiment to analyze the cell behavior.
Synonyms
48
6.7
The area you can see through a microscope or telescope
8
4.2
The area you can see at one time, for example through a camera or telescope
How Wide
- Specialized
11
4.3
- Specialized
8
4.2
- Specialized
9
5.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'microscopic' (relating to microscopes) modifies 'field' (field of view), yielding the area visible under a microscope. This is a literal, compositional meaning that follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term microscopic field comes from the simple image of looking through a microscope: the tiny area you can see through the eyepiece is the field, and because it is very small it is microscopic. So, it means the 'area visible' at a certain magnification.