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Antonyms for diffraction

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-frak-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfræk ʃən


Definition of diffraction

Origin :
  • 1670s, from French diffraction (17c.) or directly from Modern Latin diffractionem (nominative diffractio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin diffringere "break in pieces," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + frangere "to break" (see fraction).
  • As in radiation : noun dissemination
Example sentences :
  • Dispersion may be caused either by refraction or by diffraction.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • The diffraction spectrum is therefore termed a normal spectrum.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • This inflection of the light receives the name of Diffraction.
  • Extract from : « Six Lectures on Light » by John Tyndall
  • The halo diminishes in brightness from the centre outwards, and is probably due to the diffraction of light.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 » by Various
  • In 1818 he read a memoir on diffraction for which in the ensuing year he received the prize of the Acadmie des Sciences at Paris.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 » by Various
  • He took the spectrum produced by diffraction instead of refraction, and measured that.
  • Extract from : « The Telephone » by A. E. Dolbear
  • Another way of obtaining considerable dispersion is by using a diffraction grating instead of a prism.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • The diffraction phenomena of the atmosphere are produced by the water drops of clouds and fog, or sometimes by fine dust.
  • Extract from : « Meteorology » by Charles Fitzhugh Talman
  • Diffraction, a term applied to the bending that rays of light undergo in passing close to the edge of an opaque body.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • But the image of a star formed by a telescope is not a point but a minute disc, surrounded by a series of diffraction rings.
  • Extract from : « Are the Planets Inhabited? » by E. Walter Maunder

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