Abbe condenser

noun

Abbe condenser

noun

/ˈɑ.bə kənˈdɛn.sə(ɹ)/ · /ˈæ.bi kənˈdɛn.səɹ/

Etymology Named for the German physicist Ernst Abbe.

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A condenser composed of two lenses which concentrates and controls the light which passes through an examined specimen before that light enters the objective of a microscope, used to obtain high levels of magnification.

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