scanning electron microscope

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Definitions of scanning electron microscope words

noun scanning electron microscope a device in which the specimen is examined point by point directly in a moving electron beam, and electrons reflected by the specimen are used to form a magnified, three-dimensional image on a television screen. Abbreviation: SEM. 1
noun scanning electron microscope a type of electron microscope that produces a three-dimensional image 0
noun scanning electron microscope a type of electron microscope in which a moving electron beam is used to scan an object causing it to emit secondary electrons which form a pattern that produces a three-dimensional image on the screen of a cathode-ray tube 0

before 1950

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First recorded in 1950-55

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