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elastic scattering

noun

Definition of elastic scattering

: a scattering of particles as the result of an elastic collision

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 The experiment was known as elastic scattering, because the kinetic energy of the electrons was conserved in the interactions. — Dylan Loeb Mcclain, New York Times, "Richard E. Taylor, Nobel Winner Who Plumbed Matter, Is Dead at 88," 1 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of elastic scattering

1933, in the meaning defined above

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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about elastic scattering

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