diffractive
Causes wave spreading
Diffractive describes something that causes or relates to diffraction—the bending and spreading of waves (light, sound, water) as they pass through an opening or around an obstacle.
A diffractive grating splits light into its component wavelengths.
In academic contexts, diffractive has taken on theoretical meanings in fields like feminist science studies, describing analytical methods that read insights through one another rather than reflecting them back unchanged.
Crossed bars or harsh
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- waveguideStructure directing energy propagation
- photonicsLight particle science and engineering
- holography3D imaging via laser
Bragg · Fresnel · wavefront · aperture · slit · lens · laser · collimation
Scattering across space
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- wavefrontSurface of equal phase
- anisotropyDirection-dependent property variation
- spreadingExtending over space
bending · deviation · ray · beam · angle · medium · edge · obstacle
Outermost edge or margin
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- moireRippled textile finish
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- maximaGreatest possible values
minima · constructive · destructive · ring · band · stripe · spot · concentric
Spatial repetition interval
- dispersionScattering across space
- colorVisual hue property
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- prismLight-splitting optical element
spectroscopy · monochromatic · polychromatic · visible · ultraviolet · infrared · separation · bandwidth
grating
Crossed bars or harsh
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- waveguideStructure directing energy propagation
- photonicsLight particle science and engineering
holography · Bragg · Fresnel · wavefront · aperture · slit · lens · laser · collimation
dispersion
Scattering across space
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- wavefrontSurface of equal phase
- anisotropyDirection-dependent property variation
spreading · bending · deviation · ray · beam · angle · medium · edge · obstacle · boundary
fringe
Outermost edge or margin
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- moireRippled textile finish
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
maxima · minima · constructive · destructive · ring · band · stripe · spot · concentric · symmetry
wavelength
Spatial repetition interval
- dispersionScattering across space
- colorVisual hue property
- rainbowRefracted light arc
prism · spectroscopy · monochromatic · polychromatic · visible · ultraviolet · infrared · separation · bandwidth · chromatic
Bragg
Boast with swagger
neutron · powder · structure · spacing · plane · polycrystalline
- lenseszoom lens, multifocal, prime lens, progressive, single vision
diffractivereflective
Casting back light
refractive · transmissive · absorptive · specular · opaque
- electron diffractionCharged particles bent by crystals
- Fresnel diffractionLight bending near obstacles