English Explanatory Dictionary

X-ray diffraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.
  2. The diffraction pattern so obtained.
  3. The technique of using such patterns to determine that geometry of a crystal, or the arrangements of atoms in a molecule; X-ray crystallography.

Word forms

X-ray diffraction X-ray diffractions
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