ALL meanings of rayleigh scattering
Ray·leigh scat·ter·ing
R r - noun rayleigh scattering the scattering of light by particles that are very small in relation to the wavelength of the light, and in which the intensity of the scattered light varies inversely with the fourth power of the wavelength. 1
- noun rayleigh scattering a process in which electromagnetic radiation is elastically deflected by particles of matter, without a change of frequency but with a phase change 0
- noun rayleigh scattering a type of scattering that occurs when light waves pass through particles that are smaller than the wavelength: this type of scattering in the atmosphere makes the sky appear blue 0