Meaning Of The Word Compton effect

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Compton effect? Find Compton effect meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Compton effect Meaning

Compton effect Definition
Compton effect Definition

What's The Definition Of Compton effect?

Compton effect in American English
noun: the increase in wavelength of monochromatic, electromagnetic radiation, as a beam of photons or x-rays, when it is scattered by particles whose size is small compared to the wavelength of the radiation

Compton effect in British English
noun: a phenomenon in which a collision between a photon and a particle results in an increase in the kinetic energy of the particle and a corresponding increase in the wavelength of the photon

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Projection TV ‐ a system made up of lenses, mirrors, and a cathode-ray…
  • Infusionism ‐ the doctrine that the preexisting human soul enters…
  • Storyteller ‐ a person who narrates stories; countable noun:…
  • Arse around ‐ If you say that someone is arsing around or arsing…
  • Perforce ‐ by or through necessity; necessarily; Perforce…
  • Absolute configuration ‐ noun: the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups…
  • Animal cracker ‐ a small cookie shaped like any of various animals…
  • Navar ‐ noun: a system of air navigation in which a ground…
  • The Beaver State ‐ a nickname for the state…
  • Dardanelles ‐ strait joining the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean…