powder photography

1. 1.

   a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification

   Synonymspowder methodpowder technique

   Broaderphotography

Questions about powder photography

What does powder photography mean?

powder photography means "a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification".

What is another word for powder photography?

Close synonyms include powder method, powder technique. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.