lieberkuhn

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lieberkuhn - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lieberkuhn \Lie"ber*k["u]hn\ (l[=e]"b[~e]r*k[.u]n), prop. n.
     [Named after a German physician and instrument maker, J. N.
     Lieberk["u]hn.] (Optics)
     A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of
     a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a
     reflector.
     [1913 Webster]