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compton effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
comp-ton -ef-fect
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The increase in the wavelength, and corresponding decrease in the energy, of photons (especially of X-rays and gamma rays) when scattered by interaction with matter

Etymology

Named after American physicist Arthur Compton (1892–1962).

Inflected Forms

Compton effects (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Comptonization

Synonyms

Compton scattering

Questions

What does compton effect mean?
The increase in the wavelength, and corresponding decrease in the energy, of photons (especially of X-rays and gamma rays) when scattered by interaction with matter
Where does compton effect come from?
Named after American physicist Arthur Compton (1892–1962).

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