Meanings
nounmicrobeam (plural microbeams)
plural microbeams
- natural sciencesA beam having a small cross section
microbeam analysis
1 more example
a single-particle microbeam
Origin
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Germanic*bagmaz?
- Proto-West Germanic*baum
- Old Englishbēam
- Middle Englishbem
- Englishbeam
- Englishmicrobeam
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microbeam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microbeam
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“microbeam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microbeam. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microbeam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microbeam.
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