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cardioid condenser

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cardioid condenser

[′kärd·ē‚ȯid kən′den·sər]
(optics)
A substage condenser that cuts off the direct light and allows only the light diffracted or dispersed from the object to enter the microscope; used in dark-field microscopes.
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