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Mie scattering

[ mee ]
/ mi /

noun Optics.

the scattering of light by particles that are large relative to the wavelength of the light.

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Compare Rayleigh scattering.

Origin of Mie scattering

named after Gustav Mie (1868–1957), German physicist
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