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Diffraction

Noun CEFR C1
dɪˈfɹækʃən

Definitions

  1. The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
    countable, uncountable
  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.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldifracción
Françaisdiffraction
DeutschBeugung
18 more languages
العربيةالإنحراف
Bosanskilomлом
Češtinaohyb
Cymraegdiffreithiant
Ελληνικάδιάθλαση
Esperantodifrakto
Suomidiffraktiotaipuminen
Galegodifracción
हिन्दीविवर्तन
Hrvatskilomлом
Bahasa Indonesiadifraksi
Italianodiffrazione
日本語回折
Polskidyfrakcjaugięcie
Русскийдифракция
Српскиlomлом
ไทยการเลี้ยวเบน
Tiếng Việtnhiễu xạ

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

diffraction grating diffraction limit diffraction pattern diffractionist Diffractions Diffractive

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