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compton shift

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
comp-ton shift
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Compton scattering, the amount by which the light's wavelength changes.

Questions

What does compton shift mean?
In Compton scattering, the amount by which the light's wavelength changes.

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