diffraction
/dɪˈfɹækʃən/
diffraction noun: the bending of a wave around an obstacle.
Noun
diffraction (countable and uncountable, plural diffractions)
- The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
- 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.
diffraction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
diffraction in Hindi
- the breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure
- विवर्तन vivartan
diffraction in Tamil
- விளிம்பு விளைவு, அலைவளைவு, விளிம்பு மாற்றம்
diffraction in Marathi
- विवर्तन
diffraction in Telugu
- వివర్తన
More languagesFewer languages
- diffraction in Malayalam
- വിഭംഗനം
- diffraction in Kannada
- ಅಲೆಬಾಗುಹ, ಅಲೆಬಾಗುವಿಕೆ
- diffraction in Punjabi
- ਡਿਫ੍ਰੈਕਸ਼ਨ
- diffraction in Gujarati
- વિવર્તન
- diffraction in Nepali
- विवर्तन, डिफ्र्याक्सन, डिफ्र्याक्शन
- diffraction in Indonesian
- difraksi
- diffraction in Thai
- การเลี้ยวเบน gaan-líao-been
- diffraction in Vietnamese
- nhiễu xạ
Forms of diffraction
| plural | diffractions |
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Origin of diffraction
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.
Words formed from diffraction
Phrases with diffraction
Questions about diffraction
- What does diffraction mean?
- Diffraction means the bending of a wave around an obstacle.
- What is diffraction in Hindi?
- Diffraction in Hindi is विवर्तन (vivartan). See Diffraction meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is diffraction?
- Diffraction is a noun.
- How do you pronounce diffraction?
- Diffraction is pronounced /dɪˈfɹækʃən/.
- What is the plural of diffraction?
- The plural of diffraction is diffractions.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: diffraction (page history and authors); diffraction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diffraction (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diffraction (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diffraction (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diffraction (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diffraction (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diffraction (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diffraction (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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