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diffraction
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)From English "diffract", from Latin diffractus (“past participle of diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”)”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??f?æk??n/
Noun
diffraction (countable and uncountable, plural diffractions)
- (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.
Derived terms
- diffraction grating
Translations
French
Pronunciation
Noun
diffraction f (plural diffractions)
- diffraction
Related terms
- diffracter
- diffractif
Further reading
- “diffraction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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