ˈäbə-, ˈabē- noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
Etymology: after Ernst Abbe died 1905 German physicist
: an adjustable substage lens used as a condenser for a compound microscope
ˈäbə-, ˈabē- noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
Etymology: after Ernst Abbe died 1905 German physicist
: an adjustable substage lens used as a condenser for a compound microscope
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012