[1865–70; con- + focal]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: figure skating, goulash, racism, tick-tack-toe, valencecon- is a prefix meaning “with,” “together,” “in association,” and (with intensive force)“completely”. Other words that use the affix con- include: condition, conglomerate, connect, contour, convert
Examples of 'confocal' in a sentence
confocal
One approach is to use confocal microscopy.
The Scientist (2001)
In situ methods have advanced through improvements in microscopy technologies, such as confocal and deconvolution microscopy.
The Scientist (2001)
They then visualized the movement of the labeled transcripts using time-lapse laser scanning confocal microscopy.
The Scientist (2001)
These include confocal microscopy, which allows observation of activity in individual skin cells, and proteomics to investigate proteins in skin.