diffraction
Etymology
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Etymology
From nl. diffrāctiō (in which coined by Francesco Maria Grimaldi), from Latin diffrāctus, past participle of Latin diffringo.
Pronunciation- IPA: /dɪˈfɹækʃən/
diffraction
- (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.
- French: diffraction
- German: Beugung
- Italian: diffrazione
- Russian: дифра́кция
- Spanish: difracción
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