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Definitions of diffract
  1. verb
    undergo diffraction
    "laser light diffracts electrons"
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  • fringe one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
  • thomson English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
  • echelon a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
  • powder method a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
  • george paget thomson English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
  • powder photography a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
  • x-ray diffraction the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
  • parhelion a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
  • interference fringe one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
  • diffract undergo diffraction
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