Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun x-ray_diffraction

1 sense of x-ray diffraction

Sense 1
X-ray diffraction -- (the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal)
       => diffraction -- (when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands)