Compton Effect Definition

noun
The increase in wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially of an x-ray or a gamma-ray photon, scattered by an electron.
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Singular:
Compton effect
Plural:
Compton effects

Origin of Compton Effect

  • For Arthur Compton American physicist

    From Wiktionary

  • After Arthur Holly Compton

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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