electron microscope

noun

Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.

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Meanings

nounelectron microscope (plural electron microscopes)

plural electron microscopes

  1. Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.

Translations

Bulgarian електронен микроскоп
  • електронен микроскоп (elektronen mikroskop)any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Catalan microscopi electrònic
  • microscopi electrònicany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Chinese Mandarin 電子顯微鏡 /电子显微镜
  • 電子顯微鏡 /电子显微镜 (diànzǐ xiǎnwēijìng)any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Danish elektronmikroskop
  • elektronmikroskopany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Dutch elektronenmicroscoop
  • elektronenmicroscoopany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Estonian elektronmikroskoop
  • elektronmikroskoopany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Finnish elektronimikroskooppi
  • elektronimikroskooppiany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
French microscope électronique
  • microscope électroniqueany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
German Elektronenmikroskop
  • Elektronenmikroskopany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Hindi विद्युदणु सूक्ष्मदर्शी
  • विद्युदणु सूक्ष्मदर्शी (vidyudṇu sūkṣmadarśī)any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Hungarian elektronmikroszkóp
  • elektronmikroszkópany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Icelandic rafeindasmásjá
  • rafeindasmásjáany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Italian microscopio elettronico
  • microscopio elettronicoany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Japanese 電子顕微鏡
  • 電子顕微鏡 (denshi kenbikyō)any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Latvian elektronmikroskops
  • elektronmikroskopsany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Polish mikroskop elektronowy
  • mikroskop elektronowyany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Portuguese microscópio eletrónico, microscópio eletrônico
  • microscópio eletrónicoany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • microscópio eletrônicoany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Romanian microscop electronic
  • microscop electronicany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Russian электро́нный микроско́п
  • электро́нный микроско́п (elektrónnyj mikroskóp)any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Spanish microscopio electrónico
  • microscopio electrónicoany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Swedish elektronmikroskop
  • elektronmikroskopany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Tagalog miksipat ng dagisik
  • miksipat ng dagisikany of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Thai กล้องจุลทรรศน์อิเล็กตรอน
  • กล้องจุลทรรศน์อิเล็กตรอน (glɔ̂ng-jun-lá-tát-ì-lék-dtrɔn)any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
Ukrainian електро́нний мікроско́п
  • електро́нний мікроско́п (elektrónnyj mikroskóp)any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
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APA

electron microscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20microscope

MLA

“electron microscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20microscope. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electron microscope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20microscope.

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