electron microscope

noun

: an electron-optical instrument in which a beam of electrons is used to produce an enlarged image of a minute object
electron microscopist noun
electron microscopy noun

Examples of electron microscope in a Sentence

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The whole show was viewed using high-vacuum transmission electron microscopes. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024 Ruska developed the first electron microscope in 1933, and Binnig and Rohrer developed the scanning tunneling microscope together in 1981. Jen Christiansen, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024 After this, the team took electron microscope images of each 2D slice, which amounted to a mammoth 1.4 petabytes of data. Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024 Nowadays eggs can be scanned with electron microscopes and spectrophotometers; they can be genetically sequenced or scraped of their isotopes for carbon dating; they can be scanned and stored and shared in a digital format. Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for electron microscope 

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electron microscope was in 1932

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“Electron microscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electron%20microscope. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

electron microscope

noun
: an instrument in which a beam of electrons is used to produce an enlarged image of a very small object

Medical Definition

electron microscope

noun
: an electron-optical instrument in which a beam of electrons is used to produce an enlarged image of a minute object
electron microscopist noun
electron microscopy noun
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