Definition
microphotometry
noun
- The measurement of light intensity or absorption in microscopic specimens using a microscope equipped with a photometer.
Usage: technical; scientific
Examples
- Microphotometry allows researchers to quantify the concentration of stains in tissue samples.
- The laboratory uses microphotometry to measure DNA content in individual cells.
- Microphotometry is essential in cytology for analyzing cellular components at high magnification.
- Scientists employed microphotometry to determine the optical density of the specimen.
- Modern microphotometry instruments can detect minute variations in light absorption across a microscopic field.