microbeam

A beam having a small cross section

Noun

  1. A beam having a small cross section
    • microbeam analysis
    • a single-particle microbeam

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English beem English beam English microbeam From micro- + beam.

Forms

microbeams

Related

nanobeam