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

Recent Examples on the Web

The acquisition of a transmission electron microscope was supported by a United States Department of Defense instrumentation/equipment grant awarded to Merk. —Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025

The most informative analyses require having physical samples to poke and prod, shine light at, run through CT scanners and examine under electron microscopes. —Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 13 May 2025

This was confirmed using optical and electron microscopes. —David Szondy, New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025

The team used a long list of cutting-edge techniques to track the microplastics, including electron microscopes, infrared technology, lasers and nanoparticle tracking analysis. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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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