HyperDic: diffraction

English > 1 sense of the word *diffraction*:
NOUN	phenomenon	diffraction	when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands

diffraction > pronunciation
Sounds	dihfrae'kshahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *diffraction*: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	When light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands.
Narrower	X-ray diffraction	The scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal
Broader	optical phenomenon	A physical phenomenon related to or involving light
Spanish	difracción
Catalan	difracció
Verbs	diffract	undergo diffraction