Usually means: Scattering of photons by electrons.
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noun:  Any of several placenames in England and the United States.
noun:  A place in England:
noun:  A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5279).
noun:  A suburban area in Ashbourne parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1846).
noun:  A hamlet in Marldon parish, South Hams district, Devon, the location of Compton Castle (OS grid ref SX8664).
noun:  A village in Compton and Shawford parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4625).
noun:  A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9547).
noun:  A suburban area in Farnham parish, Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8546).
noun:  A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO8898).
noun:  A place in the United States:
noun:  An unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas.
noun:  A city in Los Angeles County, California.
noun:  A village in Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois.
noun:  An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
noun:  A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
noun:  A municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
noun:  An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.

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