Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scanning tunneling microscope

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: scan-ning -tun-nel-ing mi-cro-scope
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used to form an image of the surface of a conductor or semiconductor with atomic resolution.

Inflected Forms

scanning tunneling microscopes (plural)

Questions

What does scanning tunneling microscope mean?: A device used to form an image of the surface of a conductor or semiconductor with atomic resolution.

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