scanning tunneling microscope

noun

A device used to form an image of the surface of a conductor or semiconductor with atomic resolution.

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Meanings

nounscanning tunneling microscope (plural scanning tunneling microscopes)

plural scanning tunneling microscopes

  1. A device used to form an image of the surface of a conductor or semiconductor with atomic resolution.

Translations

Catalan microscopi d'efecte túnel
  • microscopi d'efecte túneldevice
Finnish tunnelointimikroskooppi
  • tunnelointimikroskooppidevice
French microscope à effet tunnel
  • microscope à effet tunneldevice
Polish skaningowy mikroskop tunelowy
  • skaningowy mikroskop tunelowydevice
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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