diffraction

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

straalbreking

diffractie

Synoniemen

declination

deflection

diffract

dispersion

error

inflection

refraction

scattering

separation

Fraunhofer diffraction

Airy disk

Vertalingen

diffraction

difracción

diffrazione

Beugung

Diffraktion

kırınım

flessione

difracció

difração

Difracção

διάθλαση

περίθλαση

brisure

Brechung

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɪˈfɹækʃən/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.