Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kapitza-dirac effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: kapitza--dirac -ef-fect
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light.

Etymology

Named after Paul Dirac and Peter Kapitza who predicted the effect in 1933.

Inflected Forms

Kapitza-Dirac effects (plural)

Questions

What does kapitza-dirac effect mean?: The diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light.
Where does kapitza-dirac effect come from?: Named after Paul Dirac and Peter Kapitza who predicted the effect in 1933.

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