diffraction

noun

/dɪˈfɹækʃən/

Etymology

From New Latin diffrāctiō (in which coined by Francesco Maria Grimaldi), from Latin diffrāctus, past participle of Latin diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”). Coined in Physico-mathesis de lumine (1665) by Francesco Maria Grimaldi.

derived from diffringo
derived from diffrāctus
derived from diffrāctiō

Definitions

The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a…
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.

The neighborhood

Derived

diffraction grating, diffractionist, diffractionless, diffraction limit, diffraction pattern, microdiffraction, neutron diffraction, subdiffraction, transmission electron diffraction, X-ray diffraction

Vish — recursive loop

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