acoustic microscope

acoustic microscope
acoustic microscope n a microscope in which ultrasound is used to scan a sample and then is converted to an electric signal from which an image is reconstructed on a video screen
acoustic microscopy n

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a microsocpe in which very high frequency sound waves (close to one billion cycles per second [one gigahertz]) are focused on the object and the reflected beam is processed electronically and stored for display on a television screen.

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