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The setup gave surprisingly good image quality, for not only beauty pictures of chips but also for examining features with dimensions of a few micrometers, and even as a digital goniometer for measuring contact angles.
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2020
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2020
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goniometer
noun
go·ni·om·e·ter
ˌgō-nē-ˈäm-ət-ər 
: an instrument for measuring angles (as of a joint or the skull)
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