| inelastic collision hamkubeš-e nâkešâyand Fr.: collision inélastique    A collision between bodies in which there is a loss of total kinetic energy. | 
| inelastic scattering parâkaneš-e nâkešâyand Fr.: diffusion inélastique    A type of scattering when the → scattered radiation has a → wavelength different from that of the → incident radiation (→ Raman scattering, → fluorescence ). → inelastic; → scattering. |