diffraction

Noun
  1. When light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands (synset 111467030)
    is a type of: optical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
    subtypes: x-ray diffraction - the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal

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