diffractionin a sentence
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X-ray diffraction is used to scan luggage at the airport.
diffraction = the change in an x-ray when it passes an obstacle such as an opaque edge
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Diffraction is most pronounced for light waves whose wavelength is similar in size to the diffracting object.
diffracting = the change in a a light wave when it passes an obstacle such as an opaque edge or a narrow opening
- But the diffraction of centimeter-wave radiation overwhelmed all other shapes and details.† (source)
- He then removed a core sample measuring one centimeter in diameter and two centimeters in length from just below the right knee and analyzed it using an electron microscope, electron microprobe, mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray fluorescence.† (source)
- It produced a diffraction pattern instead of an image.† (source)
- And most of that was from diffraction of the laser that was keeping it warmed.† (source)
- "Very little diffraction," Tyler pointed out.† (source)