Science / Chemistry / Diffraction: The ability of a wave to bend around the edges of obstacles or holes. The effect is most noticeable when the obstacle or hole is comparable to the size of the wavelength.
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Science / Chemistry / X-Ray Diffraction Pattern: Interference patterns created by x-rays as they pass through a solid material. Studying x-ray diffraction patterns gives detailed information on the three-dimensional structure of crystals, surfaces, MORE
Science / Biology / X-Ray Diffraction: Technique utilized to study atomic structure of crystalline substances by noting the patterns produced by x-rays shot through the crystal. MORE
Entertainment / Photography / Diffraction Grating: Optical attachment that separates light into its constituent colors. MORE
Technology / Aviation / Drift: The angle between the heading of an aircraft and its Track [flight path] over the ground as affected by winds. MORE
Lifestyle / Poetry / Corona : A sonnet sequence where the last line in one sonnet becomes the first line of the next sonnet, and the final line in the sequence repeats the first line of the first sonnet. An example is the seven so MORE
Science / Spiders / Thon Rings: rings visible in the power spectrum of micrographs obtained by bright-field electron microscopy. These rings can be explained as the effect of the contrast transfer function, which modulates the Fouri MORE