diffraction
IPA: dɪfrˈækʃʌn
noun
- (physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
- (quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
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Examples of "diffraction" in Sentences
- But the diffraction is the same.
- Diffraction and general attenuation.
- The animation shows the geometry of the fiber diffraction.
- The camera had a diffraction grating in front of the lens.
- The diffraction pattern shows it to be an isotropic glassy phase.
- This technique is similar to X ray diffraction and neutron diffraction.
- He wrote many articles on spectroscopy, phosphorescence and diffraction.
- His wrote many articles on spectroscopy, phosphorescence and diffraction.
- The width of the diffraction peaks reflects the energy spread of the beam.
- That effects how far evanescent waves penetrate, and also diffraction patterns.
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