Elsevier's Dictionary of Microscopes and Microtechnique - Hardcover

Serre, Robert

 
9780444889737: Elsevier's Dictionary of Microscopes and Microtechnique

Synopsis

The publication of this trilingual dictionary (English, French and German) encompassing the terminology of all types of microscopes and of various aspects of microtechnique aims to fill a communications gap in an area of scientific research and instrumentation that has evolved over more than 350 years. The reader will discover the key concepts linked to optical, electron, phase-contrast, polarizing and other types of microscopes, as well as many terms related to the preparation of specimens for examination under the microscope, including microtomy, staining and fixation. Translators and terminologists will find in this dictionary such features as definitions, synonyms, cross references and bibliographic sources, a separate listing of acronyms and abbreviations, and French and German indexes. As a multilingual tool, this dictionary contains features for language sspecialists - definitions and bibliographic sources. As a technical work, it aims to bring order and coherence to a multitude of terms and expressions from a broad spectrum of scientific and technical disciplines.

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