microprojectorn.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)prəˈdʒɛktə/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊprəˈdʒɛktər/ Science.
An apparatus for microprojection (microprojection n. 1).
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1921 Amer. Naturalist 55 480 The exposure double that obtained with the microprojector for which the table in this paper is given.
1932 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 52 136 A method devised whereby a standard microprojector is altered to allow use in the vertical position.
1948 Times 15 June 7/5 He introduced into his lectures the latest methods of teaching, first by lantern slides, secondly by microprojector, and later by cine-films.
1957 B. M. Rovinsky et al. in V. E. Cosslett et al. X-Ray Microsc. & Microradiogr. 277 The high resolution of the microprojector with its great sensitivity in distinguishing densities of microscopic areas makes it possible to use the device for examination of a wide range of objects.
1987 Jrnl. Microsc. 146 55 A set of serial 2-D images, manually extracted from serial sections using a microprojector, are digitized on the tablet.
1990 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 87 3784 With the aid of a microscope microprojector, the lesions were plotted on coronal standard sections of the pigeon brain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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