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optical microscopy

oldest form of microscopy, using visible light to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye
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optical microscopy

Summary

optical microscopy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • optical microscopy is a type of microscopy[2].
  • optical microscopy's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C17995[3].
  • optical microscopy's different from is recorded as atomic force microscopy[4].
  • optical microscopy's uses is recorded as optical microscope[5].
  • optical microscopy's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MI_0426[6].
  • optical microscopy's exact match is recorded as http://edamontology.org/topic_3385[7].

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Definition and Type

optical microscopy is a type of microscopy[2].

Why It Matters

optical microscopy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

microscopy

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0430297-opticka-mikroskopie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0430297-opticka-mikroskopie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  2. 9w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → microscopy
    Edam ontology id → topic_3385
    Uses → —
    Uses → optical microscope
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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