Abbe condenser
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named for the German physicist Ernst Abbe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Abbe condenser (plural Abbe condensers)
- 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.[1]