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Babinet's principle

noun

Etymology

Named after French physicist Jacques Babinet.

Definitions

  1. A principle that states that the diffraction pattern from an opaque body is identical to…

    A principle that states that the diffraction pattern from an opaque body is identical to that from a hole of the same size and shape except for the overall forward beam intensity.

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