See Also: nosepiece(medicine)
nosepiece rotating(medicine)

plangent (oh) and nosepiece (medicine)


plangent (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: , present participle of plangere; PLAINT]
a plangent sound is loud and deep and sounds sad
::the plangent sound of the violin
-- plangently adv
-- plangency n [U]

nosepiece (medicine)


nosepiece


A microscope attachment, consisting of several objectives surrounding a central pivot.