Lexic.us

2. Noun. A stage making up part of a larger stage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Substage

1. a part of a microscope for supporting accessories [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Substage

Literary usage of Substage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Mr. WH Bulloch has made a supplementary stage for use in arranging diatoms. It fits into the substage ring, and a stem projects up through the ..."

2. The Microscopy of Technical Products by Thomas Franz Hanausek (1907)
"The condenser is attached to the substage above the diaphragm and gives the ... 21), is mounted in the substage, the other, the Analyzer, in the tube or ..."

3. Microscopy: The Construction, Theory and Use of the Microscope by Edmund Johnson Spitta (1907)
"AND THE substage DIAPHRAGM: ITS ABUSE AND ITS USE; A substage condenser consists of a system of lenses which collect the light from the illuminant and ..."

4. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1901)
"... substage embraces Zones 10 to 15. The following species are restricted in range to it: Cypraea smithi Aldrich. ..."

5. Manipulation of the Microscope by Edward Bausch (1901)
"The Condenser c is carried in the lower substage ring mounted on a lateral ... Complete substage. Top view, with condenser and lower iris diaphragm swung ..."

6. Manipulation of the Microscope by Edward Bausch (1901)
"The Condenser c is carried in the lower substage ring mounted on a lateral ... Complete substage. Top view, with condenser and lower iris diaphragm swung ..."

7. Optic Projection, Principles, Installation, and Use of the Magic Lantern by Simon Henry Gage, Henry Phelps Gage (1914)
"Centering the substage condenser.—As the substage condenser becomes one of the ... To center the substage condenser, use the ocular and objective (x4 ocular ..."

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