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Definition of Diffraction
1. Noun. When light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands.
Specialized synonyms: X-ray Diffraction
Derivative terms: Diffract
Definition of Diffraction
1. n. The deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits, causing the appearance of parallel bands or fringes of prismatic colors, as by the action of a grating of fine lines or bars.
Definition of Diffraction
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Medical Definition of Diffraction
1. When a wave train passes an obstacle secondary waves are set up that interfere with the primary wave and give rise to bands of constructive and destructive interference. Around a point source of light, in consequence, is a series of concentric light and dark bands (coloured bands with white light), a diffraction pattern. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diffraction
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