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microdiffraction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-crod-iffrac-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

diffraction that uses X-rays focused to a spot size of one micron or less to achieve very high spatial resolution

Etymology

From micro- + diffraction.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

microdiffractions (plural)

Rhymes With

alternate action underreaction positraction autoextraction

Questions

What does microdiffraction mean?
diffraction that uses X-rays focused to a spot size of one micron or less to achieve very high spatial resolution
Where does microdiffraction come from?
From micro- + diffraction.

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