diffractometer

A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.

Noun

  1. A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.

Origin

Etymology tree English diffract Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English diffractometer From diffract + -o- + -meter.

Forms

diffractometers

Related

diffractogram diffractometry

Derived

microdiffractometer