Medical Definition of Abbe test plate

1. A long, wedge-shaped coverslip about 0.20 mm thick at one end and 0.10 to 0.12 mm at the other end coated chemically with a silver film on which are ruled horizontal lines. at each variation in thickness of 0.01 mm there are vertical lines. By means of oblique illumination and by focusing on different portions of the plate, it is possible to determine the optimum coverslip thickness for any objective and also, for microscopes with drawtubes, the tube length for best objective performance. The approximate freedom from spherical and chromatic aberrations can also be estimated. Small isolated bits of silver near the edges of the lines form good objects for the star test (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abbe Test Plate

Abbasi
Abbasid
Abbe's condenser
Abbe's law of limiting resolution
Abbe apertometre
Abbe condenser
Abbe condensers
Abbe flap
Abbe limit
Abbe operation
Abbe refractometer
Abbe refractometers
Abbe substage apparatus
Abbe test plate (current term)
Abbe theory of image formation
Abbeville
Abbevillean
Abbevillian
Abbeystead
Abbi
Abbie
Abbot-Miller tube
Abbot-Miller tubes
Abbot of Misrule
Abbot of Unreason
Abbot of Unreasons
Abbots of Misrule

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