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Brillouin scattering
  پراکنش ِ بری‌یویءن  
parâkaneš-e Brillouin
Fr.: diffusion de Brillouin  

Scattering of electromagnetic waves in solids and liquids when, as a result of the scattering process, an acoustic → phonon is emitted or absorbed. Brillouin scattering is analogous to → Raman scattering.

See also: → Brillouin zone; → scattering.