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X-ray diffraction

X-ray diffraction noun: the scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.

Noun

X-ray diffraction (countable and uncountable, plural X-ray diffractions)

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

X-ray diffraction meaning in Tamil and Persian

X-ray diffraction in Tamil

எக்ஸ் கதிர் விளிம்பு விளைவு, எக்ஸ் கதிர் விளிம்பு மாற்றம்

X-ray diffraction in Persian

(physics)
پراش پرتو ایکس parâš-e partow-e iks

Forms of X-ray diffraction

pluralX-ray diffractions

Questions about X-ray diffraction

What does X-ray diffraction mean?
X-ray diffraction means the scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.
What is X-ray diffraction in Tamil?
X-ray diffraction in Tamil is எக்ஸ் கதிர் விளிம்பு விளைவு, எக்ஸ் கதிர் விளிம்பு மாற்றம். See X-ray diffraction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is X-ray diffraction?
X-ray diffraction is a noun.
What is the plural of X-ray diffraction?
The plural of X-ray diffraction is X-ray diffractions.

Words near X-ray diffraction in the dictionary

  1. X-ray absorbing glasses
  2. X-ray astronomy
  3. X-ray binaries
  4. X-ray binary
  5. X-ray crystallography
  6. X-ray diffraction
  7. X-ray diffractions
  8. X-ray fish
  9. X-ray fishes
  10. X-ray fluorescence
  11. X-ray fluorescences

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Adapted from Wiktionary: X-ray diffraction (page history and authors); x-ray diffraction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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