Meanings
nounscanning electron microscope (plural scanning electron microscopes)
plural scanning electron microscopes
- An electron microscope whose image is made up of a matrix of points from scanning the surface of a sample.
Translations
Finnish pyyhkäisyelektronimikroskooppi
- pyyhkäisyelektronimikroskooppielectron microscope with matrix image
French microscope à balayage électronique
- microscope à balayage électroniqueelectron microscope with matrix image
German Rasterelektronenmikroskop
- Rasterelektronenmikroskopelectron microscope with matrix image
Hungarian pásztázó elektronmikroszkóp
- pásztázó elektronmikroszkópelectron microscope with matrix image
Italian microscopio elettronico a scansione, SEM
- microscopio elettronico a scansioneelectron microscope with matrix image
- SEMelectron microscope with matrix image
Japanese 走査型電子顕微鏡
- 走査型電子顕微鏡 (sōsagata denshi kenbikyō)electron microscope with matrix image
Portuguese microscópio eletrônico de varredura
- microscópio eletrônico de varreduraelectron microscope with matrix image
Thai กล้องจุลทรรศน์อิเล็กตรอนชนิดส่องกราด
- กล้องจุลทรรศน์อิเล็กตรอนชนิดส่องกราด (glɔ̂ng-jun-lá-tát-ì-lék-dtrɔn-chá-nít-sɔ̀ng-gràat)electron microscope with matrix image
Cite this entry
APA
scanning electron microscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scanning%20electron%20microscope
MLA
“scanning electron microscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scanning%20electron%20microscope. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scanning electron microscope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scanning%20electron%20microscope.
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