electron microscope

Noun
  1. A microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of light (synset 103284419)
    is a type of: microscope - magnifier of the image of small objects
    subtypes: field-emission microscope - electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid
    has: electron gun - the electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that emits a stream of electrons and the electrostatic or electromagnetic apparatus that focuses it

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