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Electron microscope
/ɪlˈɛktɹɒn mˈaɪkɹəskˌəʊp/
/ɪlˈɛktɹɑːn mˈaɪkɹəskˌoʊp/Electron microscope
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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
Example
Scientists use sophisticated instruments such as electron microscopes to observe and study the structure of atoms.
The conductive nanotubes were only a few micrometers in diameter and needed to be viewed under an electron microscope.
