diffraction
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Diffraction is a wave characteristic and occurs for all types of waves.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Diffraction spreading for a flashlight is insignificant compared with other limitations in its optics, such as spherical aberrations in its mirror.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Diffraction from various parts of the film produces the same interference pattern as the object that was used to expose it.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Diffraction is another important feature of waves: When waves encounter small openings, they spread out after they pass through.
From Scientific American • Dec. 12, 2013
A Standard of Light—Formation of the Spectrum by Prisms and by the Diffraction Grating—Wave-lengths of the principal Fraunhofer Line—Position of Colours in the Spectrum p.
From Colour Measurement and Mixture by Abney, W. de W.
Vocabulary lists containing diffraction
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