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ＳＥＭ (エスイーエム) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＳＥＭ

also: セム

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Meanings

1

noun

scanning electron microscope; SEM

Technical abbreviation for 走査型電子顕微鏡 (scanning electron microscope). Used in scientific and engineering fields.

See also: 走査型電子顕微鏡

この試し料りょうはＳＥＭで観かん察さつした。
This sample was observed with a scanning electron microscope.
ＳＥＭ画が像ぞう

から

表ひょう

面めん

構こう

造ぞう

が

わかる

。

The surface structure can be seen from the SEM image.

Written forms

ＳＥＭ
- セム
- エス・イー・エム
セムUsage100%
Katakana rendering of the abbreviation; used when Latin letters are avoided or in casual writing.
エス・イー・エム
- エスイーエム
  Spelled-out reading with interpuncts; sometimes used for clarity in speech or when spelling out the abbreviation.
- エス・イー・エム

Similar words

走そう査さ型がた電でん子し顕けん微び鏡きょう
Full Japanese term for scanning electron microscope; SEM is the common abbreviation.
ＴＥＭ
Transmission electron microscope; another type of electron microscope often contrasted with SEM.

Etymology

Abbreviation of English 'scanning electron microscope', borrowed into Japanese as a technical term.