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electron microscope

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.

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noun

Meaning 2

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

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Broader terms: microscope

Narrower terms: field-emission microscope

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29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: microscopiu electrónicu — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Belarusian: электро́нны мікраско́п (eljektrónny mikraskóp) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Bulgarian: електронен микроскоп (elektronen mikroskop) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Catalan: microscopi electrònic — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電子顯微鏡 /电子显微镜 (diànzǐ xiǎnwēijìng) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Danish: elektronmikroskop — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Dutch: elektronenmicroscoop — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Estonian: elektronmikroskoop — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Finnish: elektronimikroskooppi — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • French: microscope électronique — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • German: Elektronenmikroskop — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Hindi: विद्युदणु सूक्ष्मदर्शी (vidyudṇu sūkṣmadarśī) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Hungarian: elektronmikroszkóp — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Icelandic: rafeindasmásjá — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Italian: microscopio elettronico — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Japanese: 電子顕微鏡 (denshi kenbikyō) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Latvian: elektronmikroskops — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Macedonian: електро́нски ми́кроскоп (elektrónski míkroskop) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Marathi: विजाणू सूक्ष्मदर्शक (vijāṇū sūkṣmadarśak) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Polish: mikroskop elektronowy — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Portuguese: microscópio eletrónico — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Portuguese: microscópio eletrônico — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Romanian: microscop electronic — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Russian: электро́нный микроско́п (elektrónnyj mikroskóp) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Spanish: microscopio electrónico — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Swedish: elektronmikroskop — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Tagalog: miksipat ng dagisik — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Thai: กล้องจุลทรรศน์อิเล็กตรอน (glɔ̂ng-jun-lá-tát-ì-lék-dtrɔn) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons
  • Ukrainian: електро́нний мікроско́п (elektrónnyj mikroskóp) — any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons