scanning electron microscope

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scanning electron microscope scanning tunneling microscope

Main Entry: scanning electron microscope
Function: noun
: an electron microscope in which a beam of focused electrons moves across the object with the secondary electrons produced by the object and the electrons scattered by the object being collected to form a three-dimensional image on a display screen -- called also scanning microscope
- scanning electron microscopy noun