Definition of Electron microscope

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electron microscope
device that focuses a beam of electrons to form a greatly enlarged image of an object

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Electron microscope Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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electron microscope

Noun
1. a microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light
(hypernym) microscope
(hyponym) field-emission microscope
(part-meronym) electron gun


Electron microscope Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
electron microscope
A microscope (device used to magnify small objects) that uses electrons (instead of light) to produce an enlarged image. An electron microscope shows tiny details better than any other type of microscope.

Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram)
Electron microscope
Microscope that uses electron beams rather than light beams to provide a magnified image of tiny particles. The electron microscope is more powerful than the light microscope and in some diseases can provide detailed images that lead to the diagnosis of specific conditions.


Electron microscope Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Electron microscope
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Electron microscope Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Electron microscope
An electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses electrons as a way to illuminate and create an image of a specimen. It has much higher magnification and resolving power than a light microscope, with magnifications up to about two million times, compared to about two thousand that can be achieved with visible light.

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