micromanipulatorn.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)məˈnɪpjᵿleɪtə/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊməˈnɪpjəˌleɪdər/ Chiefly Biology.
Any of various mechanical devices used to hold and control the movement of very small instruments (e.g. micropipettes) under a microscope.
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micromanipulator1921
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1921 Science 28 Oct. 413/1 There are two models of the micro-manipulator, a simple and a more elaborate form.
1949 A. G. Sanders in H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics II. xvi. 678 Spores from a conidium can be picked off singly with the point of a needle. Some people can do this with the needle held in the hand, others prefer to use a micro~manipulator.
1968 Sci. Jrnl. Nov. 18 (caption) Integrated circuit chip is shown above being placed in its case with aid of a micromanipulator.
1972 Nature 4 Feb. 263 Zeiss micromanipulators were used to position micropipettes.
1989 Jrnl. Developmental Physiol. 11 355/1 Both the pH and reference microelectrode were mounted on to micromanipulators and inserted either in a blood vessel or into the tissue.
1995 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 7657 The micropipette was positioned by using a Leitz micromanipulator coupled to a Narishige hydraulic drive manipulator.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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