noun🔗ShareDiffractionThe bending of a wave around an obstacle."The diffraction of light through a prism creates a rainbow. "La diffraction de la lumière à travers un prisme crée un arc-en-ciel.physicsphenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDiffractionThe breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference."Sunlight passing through the tiny grooves of a CD produces diffraction, creating a rainbow pattern. "La lumière du soleil traversant les minuscules rainures d'un CD produit la diffraction, créant un motif arc-en-ciel.physicsphenomenaenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
