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x-ray diffraction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
x-ray d-iffrac-tion
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The diffraction pattern so obtained.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The technique of using such patterns to determine that geometry of a crystal, or the arrangements of atoms in a molecule; X-ray crystallography.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

X-ray diffractions (plural)

Questions

What does x-ray diffraction mean?
The scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.

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