English words for '(physics) beating pattern seen in diffraction on crystals.'
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noun
- (physics) The diffraction pattern so obtained.
- the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
- (physics) The scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.
- (analytical chemistry) The technique of using such patterns to determine that geometry of a crystal, or the arrangements of atoms in a molecule; X-ray crystallography.
noun
- the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
- (biology) The presence of various colours in the cell wall.
- (physics) The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.
noun
- A device used to measure the angles of crystals.
- A radio direction finder.
- (medicine) An arthrometer (device for measuring the arc or range of mobility of a joint).
- A device used to measure the angles of joints commonly used in orthopedics and physical therapy.
- direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals
noun
- (crystallography) A twin crystal.
- (US) A twin size mattress; or a bed designed for such a mattress.
- Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
- Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
- (aviation) A two-engine aircraft.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A friendly term of address, typically for men.
- either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- a duplicate copy
adj
verb
- (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with.
- (intransitive) To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited.
- (transitive) To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way.
- (intransitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
- (intransitive) To give birth to twins.
- (transitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give birth to twins
- grow as twins
- duplicate or match
noun
- in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs
- (crystallography, mineralogy) The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double refraction.
- a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
- The optical axis.
verb
- (transitive, mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
- (transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- (transitive) (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
- (intransitive, rare) Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something.
- (intransitive) To split.
- (transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
- (intransitive, mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
- make by cutting into
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
noun
noun
- (crystallography) The formation of twin crystals.
- The act of giving birth to twins.
- The act of producing twins.
- (transport) The conversion of a road into a dual carriageway.
- (paraphilia) A type of identity transformation where a subject transforms into a copy or clone of someone else.
- The pairing of similar objects (such as towns).
adj
verb
adj
- of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles
- related by an isometry
- of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant
- having equal dimensions or measurements
- (physics, of a thermodynamic process) Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.
- Being or relating to a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
- (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
- (exercise physiology, of exercises) Of or involving moves and routines that produce such muscular contraction.
- Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions.
noun
noun
- The property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light in different directions.
- pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
- (physics) The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.
noun
name
noun
- the formation of crystals
- a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
- a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
- The body formed by crystallizing.
- The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.
- The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
- The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
noun
- (electronics) A small crystal of quartz accurately cut in certain directions so that it can be vibrated at a particular frequency, to produce an electric signal of constant known frequency.
- a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators
noun
- A a corner of a crystal formed by the intersection of three or more faces at a point (in crystallography)
- A projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone.
- An original angular elevation of land around which continental growth has taken place (in geology)
- The keystone of an arch.
- A wedge used in typesetting.
- expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- the keystone of an arch
verb
adj
- Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
- (chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
- Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
- Pure.
- transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
- consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- distinctly or sharply outlined
noun
- Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
- (chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
- A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
- either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
noun
- (physics, chemistry) Any crystal structure formed by a martensitic transition.
- (metallurgy) A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel.
- a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel
noun
- (physics) The diffraction pattern so obtained.
- the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
- (physics) The scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.
- (analytical chemistry) The technique of using such patterns to determine that geometry of a crystal, or the arrangements of atoms in a molecule; X-ray crystallography.
noun
- the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
- (biology) The presence of various colours in the cell wall.
- (physics) The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.
noun
- A device used to measure the angles of crystals.
- A radio direction finder.
- (medicine) An arthrometer (device for measuring the arc or range of mobility of a joint).
- A device used to measure the angles of joints commonly used in orthopedics and physical therapy.
- direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals
noun
- (crystallography) A twin crystal.
- (US) A twin size mattress; or a bed designed for such a mattress.
- Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
- Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
- (aviation) A two-engine aircraft.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A friendly term of address, typically for men.
- either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- a duplicate copy
adj
verb
- (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with.
- (intransitive) To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited.
- (transitive) To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way.
- (intransitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
- (intransitive) To give birth to twins.
- (transitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give birth to twins
- grow as twins
- duplicate or match
noun
- in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs
- (crystallography, mineralogy) The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double refraction.
- a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
- The optical axis.
noun
- (crystallography) The formation of twin crystals.
- The act of giving birth to twins.
- The act of producing twins.
- (transport) The conversion of a road into a dual carriageway.
- (paraphilia) A type of identity transformation where a subject transforms into a copy or clone of someone else.
- The pairing of similar objects (such as towns).
adj
verb
noun
- The property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light in different directions.
- pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
- (physics) The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.
noun
name
noun
- the formation of crystals
- a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
- a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
- The body formed by crystallizing.
- The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.
- The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
- The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
noun
- (electronics) A small crystal of quartz accurately cut in certain directions so that it can be vibrated at a particular frequency, to produce an electric signal of constant known frequency.
- a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators
noun
- A a corner of a crystal formed by the intersection of three or more faces at a point (in crystallography)
- A projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone.
- An original angular elevation of land around which continental growth has taken place (in geology)
- The keystone of an arch.
- A wedge used in typesetting.
- expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- the keystone of an arch
verb
noun
- Either of a pair of crystals that are mirror images of each other, and are optically active.
- (chemistry) A similar molecule or compound; an enantiomer.
- A mirror image, a form related to another as an object is to its image in a mirror.
- either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical
noun
- (physics, chemistry) Any crystal structure formed by a martensitic transition.
- (metallurgy) A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel.
- a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel
verb
- (transitive, mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
- (transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- (transitive) (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
- (intransitive, rare) Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something.
- (intransitive) To split.
- (transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
- (intransitive, mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
- make by cutting into
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
noun
adj
- of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles
- related by an isometry
- of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant
- having equal dimensions or measurements
- (physics, of a thermodynamic process) Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.
- Being or relating to a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
- (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
- (exercise physiology, of exercises) Of or involving moves and routines that produce such muscular contraction.
- Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions.
noun
adj
- Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
- (chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
- Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
- Pure.
- transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
- consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
- distinctly or sharply outlined