Diffraction

noun

/dɪˈfɹækʃən/

Word Frequency: 4.5

Definitions

1.nounThe bending of a wave around an obstacle.

2.nounThe breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.

Synonyms

x-ray crystallographic limited deflection interference refraction diffusion scattering dispersion fanning splaying separation

Rhymes With

satisfaction action interaction dissatisfaction faction abstraction traction attraction

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