RAYLEIGH SCATTERING


Meaning of RAYLEIGH SCATTERING in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized R

Etymology: after Baron John W. S. Rayleigh

: scattering of light by particles small enough to render the effect selective so that different colors are deflected through different angles — compare tyndall effect

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