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Electron microscope
Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.
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Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.
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| Word | Definition |
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| electronmicroscopynoun | Alternative form of electron microscopy. [microscopy carried out using an electron microscope] |
| electromicroscopenoun | Electron microscope. |
| electron micrographnoun | A micrograph produced using an electron microscope. |
| electronmicrographnoun | Alternative form of electron micrograph. [A micrograph produced using an electron microscope.] |
| microscopenoun | An optical instrument used for observing small objects. |
| electronmicrographynoun | The generation of electron micrographs. |
| transmission electron microscopenoun | A form of electron microscope in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a thin layer of sample. |
| scanning electron microscopynoun | microscopy using a scanning electron microscope |
| supermicroscopynoun | (sciences) Very powerful microscopy, such as atomic force microscopy or electron microscopy. |
| electromicrographnoun | Electron micrograph. |
| field emission microscopynoun | (physics) a technique that uses field emission of electrons or positive ions from the needle-shaped tip of an emitter to produce a magnified image of the emitter surface (showing each atom) on a fluorescent screen |
| transmission electron microscopynoun | A form of electron microscopy in which a beam of electrons is transmitted through a thin layer of sample |
| scanning electron micrographnoun | An image produced with a scanning electron microscope. |
| light microscopenoun | A scientific instrument which provides a magnified view of very small objects that are illuminated with visible light which then passes through optical lenses. |
| electronogramnoun | The image produced by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). |
| nanomicroscopynoun | nanoscale microscopy (typically by means of an electron microscope) |
| nanoscopenoun | (physics) Any microscope that has a resolution measured in nanometres, especially one that uses a beam of atoms instead of light |
| scanning electron microscopenoun | An electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample. |
| electronographynoun | The use of an electronograph or any other method of producing an image by means of electrons |
| electron cryomicroscopynoun | The electron microscopy of sensitive biological materials carried out at low temperature so as to limit damage to the structure of the material being examined |
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