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• Scattering — is a general physical process where some forms of radiation, such as light, sound, or moving particles, are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory by one or more localized non uniformities in the medium through which they pass. In… …   Wikipedia

• Scattering theory — Top: the real part of a plane wave travelling upwards. Bottom: The real part of the field after inserting in the path of the plane wave a small transparent disk of index of refraction higher than the index of the surrounding medium. This object… …   Wikipedia

• rain —   Ua.   See sayings that are tributes to rain ( āpa a, ehu4, kāhiko) and other poetic references (lū lehua, po i1, pū uki uki). See Kū lani hākoi, ua, downpour, Hilo, and chant, lolohe1.   In poetry, rain or rains may signify joy, life, growth,… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• scattering — noun a) A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points, There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places. b) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by… …   Wiktionary

• scattering — noun 1. a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly the first scatterings of green a sprinkling of grey at his temples • Syn: ↑sprinkling • Derivationally related forms: ↑sprinkle (for: ↑spri …   Useful english dictionary

• rain shower — noun a brief period of precipitation the game was interrupted by a brief shower • Syn: ↑shower • Derivationally related forms: ↑showery (for: ↑shower), ↑shower (fo …   Useful english dictionary

• Radio propagation — is a term used to explain how radio waves behave when they are transmitted, or are propagated from one point on the Earth to another. [ H. P. Westman et al, (ed), Reference Data for Radio Engineers, Fifth Edition , 1968, Howard W. Sams and Co.,… …   Wikipedia

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• Attenuation — This article is about attenuation in physics. For other uses, see Attenuation (disambiguation). In physics, attenuation (in some contexts also called extinction) is the gradual loss in intensity of any kind of flux through a medium. For instance …   Wikipedia

• crystal — crystallike, adj. /kris tl/, n., adj., v., crystaled, crystaling or (esp. Brit.) crystalled, crystalling. n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallized quartz. 3. Chem., Mineral. a solid body… …   Universalium

• Crystal — /kris tl/, n. 1. a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis. 25,543. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any solid material whose atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface regularity reflects its internal symmetry. Each of a crystal s… …   Universalium