n :  an electron microscope in which a beam of focused electrons moves across the object with the secondary electrons produced by the object and the electrons scattered by the object being collected to form a three-dimensional image on a cathode-ray tube - called also scanning microscope  - compare TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE  scanning electron microscopy n 
 
 
 
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