lieberkuhn Meaning, Definition & Usage

Lie"ber*kühn noun (Also<
  • Lieberkuhn
  • Lieberkühn
)
Etymology
Named after a German physician and instrument maker, J. n. Lieberkühn.
Definitions
  1. (Optics) A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a reflector.

Webster 1913