diffraction
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin diffrāctiō (in which coined by Francesco Maria Grimaldi), from Latin diffrāctus, past participle of Latin diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”). Coined in Physico-mathesis de lumine (1665) by Francesco Maria Grimaldi.
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Noun[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
the breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure
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French[edit]
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Noun[edit]
diffraction f (plural diffractions)
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Further reading[edit]
- “diffraction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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