ALL meanings of scanning tunneling microscope
scanning tunneling microscope
S s - noun scanning tunneling microscope a device that uses a moving needle and the tunnel effect to generate a maplike image of the atomic surface structure of matter, thereby achieving even greater magnification than the scanning electron microscope. 1
- noun scanning tunneling microscope physics: magnifying instrument 1
- noun scanning tunneling microscope a type of electron microscope in which moving electrode scans an object with electrons tunneling over the surface to generate a three-dimensional image that shows individual atoms 0