The Martin diameter is the length of the
area bisector of an irregular object in a specified measuring direction. It is used to measure particle size in
microscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well-known branches of mi ...
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[Operating Manual, Particle size analysis system CAMSIZER, Retsch Technology GmbH, Germany, 2010]
See also
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Feret diameter
References
External links
Martin's diameter, Photonics Dictionary Plus
Microscopy
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