diffraction pattern

noun

the pattern of lines or spots produced by diffraction; especially the two-dimensional pattern produced by X-ray diffraction that may be used to determine the structure of a crystal or of a crystalline compound.

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Meanings

noundiffraction pattern (plural diffraction patterns)

plural diffraction patterns

  1. natural sciencesthe pattern of lines or spots produced by diffraction; especially the two-dimensional pattern produced by X-ray diffraction that may be used to determine the structure of a crystal or of a crystalline compound.
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