noun
definition
The stage, below the main stage of a microscope, to which attachments are fixed.
definition
A stage making up part of a larger stage.
Examples of substage in a Sentence
The substage condenser has an iris diaphragm and filter carrier.
The substage diaphragm was reduced to enhance diffraction colors.
I suspect that many beginning to take up microscopy might, understandably, use the substage iris control to reduce light intensity.
Open the substage iris diaphragm fully, since the condenser needs to be operating at maximum aperture.
The Stand The stand supports the body tube and substage assembly, as well as the specimen.
Switch on RHS lamp intensity Mirrors can be seen here that direct light from two substage lamps in bottom casing.
A more striking advantage lies in the substage mirror.