DIFFRACTOMETER


Meaning of DIFFRACTOMETER in English

/di frak tom"i teuhr, dif'rak-/ , n. Physics.

an instrument that is used to study atomic crystal structure by measuring the angles at which x-rays, neutrons, or electrons are diffracted by matter.

[ 1905-10; DIFFRACT + -o- + -METER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .