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electron optics

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. 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

  1. functioning as singular the study and use of beams of electrons and of their deflection and focusing by electric and magnetic fields
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of electron optics1

First recorded in 1915–20

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