diffraction
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- IPA(key): /dɪˈfɹækʃən/
Noun
diffraction (countable and uncountable, plural diffractions)
- (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.
Translations
the breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure
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- “diffraction” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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