Electron Microscope Definition
noun
An instrument that focuses a beam of electrons on an object, using electric or magnetic fields, to form an enlarged image of the object on a fluorescent screen, photographic plate, or cathode-ray tube; specif., such an instrument in which the beam of electrons passes directly through an extremely thin object and forms a two-dimensional image: it is much more powerful than any optical microscope.
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Noun
Singular:
electron microscope
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