diffraction of x-rays by the regularly spaced atoms of a crystal, useful for determining the arrangement of the atoms.
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How to use x-ray diffraction in a sentence
X-ray-diffraction studies showed no material differences, nor were there detectable differences in “feel”, smell, or plasticity.Atoms, Nature, and Man | Neal O. Hines
British Dictionary definitions for X-ray diffraction
the scattering of X-rays on contact with matter, resulting in changes in radiation intensity, which is used for studying atomic structure
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Scientific definitions for x-ray diffraction
The scattering of x-rays by crystal atoms, producing a diffraction pattern that yields information about the structure of the crystal. X-ray diffraction is used in x-ray crystallography.
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