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Definition of x-ray diffractions in English English dictionary
- X-ray diffractions
- plural form of X-ray diffraction
- X-ray diffraction
- The diffraction pattern so obtained
- X-ray diffraction
- The scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal
- X-ray diffraction
- 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
- The scattering of x-rays by crystal atoms, producing a diffraction pattern that yields information about the structure of the crystal. Phenomenon in which the atoms of a crystal, by virtue of their uniform spacing, cause an interference pattern of the waves in an incident beam of X rays. The crystal's atomic planes act on the X rays in the same way a uniformly ruled grating acts on a beam of light (see polarization). The interference pattern is specific to each substance and gives information on the structure of the atoms or molecules in the crystal. See also William Henry Bragg
- x-ray diffraction
- the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal