A thin, rectangular piece of glass used to hold samples to be studied under a microscope

microscopy using a fluorescence microscope

A microscope that uses fluorescence to form an image

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Micronesians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

(historical) An apparatus for projecting upon a screen, by means of sunlight, an enlarged view of any object; essentially the same as the combination of lenses used in the magic lantern, taken in conjunction with a heliostat.

plural of microaberration

A very small aberration

(US) A metal-lined wooden box (or sometimes other container, even e.g. a pit) for cooking a pig or other food in, typically outdoors.

An image produced with a scanning electron microscope.

(physics, dynamics) A theoretical type of drive that does not conform to Newton's Laws of Motion, violating the conservation of momentum, using a resonant cavity where microwaves are beamed.