diffraction patterns

A form of diffraction pattern — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of diffraction pattern
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