diffract
Bend around edges
To diffract is to bend or spread out, as when light or sound waves pass through an opening or around an edge.
The phenomenon explains why you can hear around corners and why light creates rainbow patterns through narrow slits.
The beam diffracted as it passed through the grating.
The noun is diffraction.
Spatial repetition interval
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
amplitude · Huygens · constructive · destructive · nodes · standing wave · propagation · wavefront
Stepped-groove lens design
- crystallographyStudy of atomic lattices
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- atomic structureInternal composition of atoms
- monochromaticOf one hue
Light-focusing curved glass
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- cameraImage capturing device
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
resolution · sharpness · blur · softening · edge · shadow · penumbra · pinhole
Refracted light arc
- dispersionScattering across space
- colorVisual hue property
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- prismLight-splitting optical element
spectroscopy · chromatic · visible · infrared · ultraviolet · nanometer · absorption · emission
wavelength
Spatial repetition interval
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
phase · amplitude · Huygens · constructive · destructive · nodes · standing wave · propagation · wavefront · bending
Fresnel
Stepped-groove lens design
- crystallographyStudy of atomic lattices
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- atomic structureInternal composition of atoms
monochromatic · coherent · beam · aperture · Airy disk
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- cameraImage capturing device
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
telescope · resolution · sharpness · blur · softening · edge · shadow · penumbra · pinhole · slit
rainbow
Refracted light arc
- dispersionScattering across space
- colorVisual hue property
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
prism · spectroscopy · chromatic · visible · infrared · ultraviolet · nanometer · absorption · emission · spectral lines
fringe
Outermost edge or margin
concentric · spacing · intensity · moire · interference pattern · bright · dark · minima · maxima · periodic
diffractreflect
Return light or thought
transmit · pass through · refract · absorb · go straight
- electron diffractionCharged particles bent by crystals
- Fresnel diffractionLight bending near obstacles
diffraction, diffracted, diffractive, diffractions, diffracting, diffracts