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electron optics
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the study and use of the physical and optical properties of beams of electrons under the influence of electric or magnetic fields.
electron optics
noun
- functioning as singular the study and use of beams of electrons and of their deflection and focusing by electric and magnetic fields
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Word History and Origins
Origin of electron optics1
First recorded in 1915–20
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