sputter coating

noun

A deposition process used in scanning electron microscopy to cover a specimen with a thin layer of conducting material.

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Meanings

nounsputter coating (countable and uncountable, plural sputter coatings)

plural sputter coatings

  1. countableuncountableA deposition process used in scanning electron microscopy to cover a specimen with a thin layer of conducting material.
  2. countableuncountableThe coating resulting from this process.
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