# darkfield

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Being or relating to a method of microscopy that excludes the unscattered beam from the image, so that the field around the specimen (i.e. where there is no specimen to scatter the beam) is generally dark.

## Etymology
From dark + field.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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