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field-emission microscope

American  
[feeld-i-mish-uhn] / ˈfild ɪˌmɪʃ ən /

noun

  1. a device in which electrons liberated by field emission are accelerated toward a fluorescent screen to form a magnified image of the emitting surface.

Etymology

Origin of field-emission microscope

First recorded in 1950–55

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