Wait, so a geometer measures ges, an odometer measures ods, and a kilometer
measures kils?
--dvd
On Thu, 20 Jun 2013, Tim Gruene wrote:
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> Dear Ed,
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> to me, an '-ometer' is a device that measures whatever you put in
> front of the 'o', so in case of a diffractometer that's a device that
> measures diffraction.
>
> Best,
> Tim
>
> On 06/19/2013 08:11 PM, Edward A. Berry wrote:
>> Somewhere I got the idea that a diffractometer is an instrument
>> that measures one reflection at a time. Is that the case, and if so
>> what is the term for instruments like rotation camera, weisenberg,
>> area detector? (What is an area detector?).
>>
>> Logically I guess a diffractometer could be anything that measures
>> diffraction, and that seems to be view of the wikipedia article of
>> that name. eab
>>
>
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> Dr Tim Gruene
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Best wishes,
--Gerard
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