ScienceAugust 18, 2026
widefield
WEYED-feeld
Definition
A type of optical microscopy where the entire specimen or field of view is illuminated simultaneously, rather than scanning a single point.
Etymology
A compound of 'wide' (from Old English 'wid') and 'field' (from Old English 'feld'), referring to a method that captures a large, open area of space at once.
In the news
The article lists widefield as one of the five distinct imaging modes provided by the MOSAIC microscope, allowing researchers to capture broad views of cells.
Berkeley Lab: Building the Computational Mind for the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of Microscopes
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