"ptychography" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From ptycho- (compare ptychonome) + -graphy, from Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”) + γράφειν (gráphein, “write”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*nem-}}, {{m|en|ptycho-}} ptycho-, {{m|en|ptychonome}} ptychonome, {{m|en|-graphy}} -graphy, {{der|en|grc|πτυχή||fold}} Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”), {{m|grc|γράφω|γράφειν|t=write}} γράφειν (gráphein, “write”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ptychography (uncountable)
  1. (physics) A technique that aims to solve the diffraction-pattern phase problem by interfering adjacent Bragg reflections coherently and thereby determining their relative phase. Wikipedia link: ptychography Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: ptychographic, ptychographical Translations (Translations): ptychographie [feminine] (French), Ptychografie (German), ptychografia [feminine] (Polish), птихография (ptixografija) (Russian)

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