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diffraction
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diffraction /dif·frac·tion/ (di-frak´shun) the bending or breaking up of a ray of light into its component parts.
dif·frac·tion (d-frkshn)
n.
Change in the directions and intensities of a group of waves after passing by an obstacle or through an aperture.
diffraction
the bending or breaking up of a ray of light into its component parts.
x-ray diffraction
a method used to determine the three-dimensional structure of the single object, e.g. protein molecule, that composes the crystal. Based on recording and analyzing the diffraction pattern of an x-ray beam passing through a crystalline structure, either organic or inorganic.


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