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Lau'e di"agram
Crystall.
a diffraction pattern used to study crystal structure, consisting of symmetrically arranged spots obtained when a beam of x-rays, electrons, or neutrons is passed through a thin crystal and exposes a photographic plate. Also called
Lau'e pho"tograph. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.