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Fine Focusing Wheel

Key Stage 3

Meaning

The fine focusing wheel is a dial on a microscope which moves the stage a small amount to focus the image.

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About the Fine Focusing Wheel

The fine focusing wheel moves the stage by a very small amount, so it cannot be used to find the image if it is too blurry. The coarse focusing wheel must be used to find the image.