diffraction — Diccionario de inglés

Sustantivo

1. The bending of a wave around an obstacle.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

2. 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.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

Sustantivo

1. when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands

   Términos más generales

   optical phenomenon