Function: noun
Date: 1983
: a microscope that makes use of the phenomenon of tunneling electrons to map the positions of individual atoms in a surface or to move atoms around on a surface
– scanning tunneling microscopy noun
SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE
Meaning of SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012