microprobe

About 0.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An instrument used to determine the chemical composition at a point on a solid surface, such as that of a mineral. It analyzes the X-rays emitted when a beam of electrons are focused on the sample.

Similar words

milliprobe miniprobe microanalysis microanalyzer nanoprobe profilometry microprocedure metalloscope microcolorimeter microdetermination

Often followed by

analysis analyses mass and data is techniques study studies

Word family

microprobes