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For X-rays, the phenomenon of diffraction by crystals was a natural consequence of the idea that X-rays are waves analogous to light and differ from it only by having a smaller wavelength.
Louis de Broglie

Meaning of "diffraction" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIFFRACTION

From New Latin diffractiō a breaking to pieces, from Latin diffringere to shatter, from dis- apart + frangere to break.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIFFRACTION

diffraction  [dɪˈfrækʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIFFRACTION

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Diffraction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIFFRACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Diffraction

Diffraction refers to various phenomena which occur when a wave encounters an obstacle or a slit. In classical physics, the diffraction phenomenon is described as the interference of waves according the Huygens Fresnel principle. These characteristic behaviors are exhibited when a wave encounters an obstacle or a slit that is comparable in size to its wavelength. Similar effects occur when a light wave travels through a medium with a varying refractive index, or when a sound wave travels through a medium with varying acoustic impedance. Diffraction occurs with all waves, including sound waves, water waves, and electromagnetic waves such as visible light, X-rays and radio waves. Since physical objects have wave-like properties, diffraction also occurs with matter and can be studied according to the principles of quantum mechanics. Italian scientist Francesco Maria Grimaldi coined the word "diffraction" and was the first to record accurate observations of the phenomenon in 1660.

Definition of diffraction in the English dictionary

The first definition of diffraction in the dictionary is a deviation in the direction of a wave at the edge of an obstacle in its path. Other definition of diffraction is any phenomenon caused by diffraction and interference of light, such as the formation of light and dark fringes by the passage of light through a small aperture. Diffraction is also deflection of sound waves caused by an obstacle or by nonhomogeneity of a medium.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIFFRACTION


abstraction
æbˈstrækʃən
action
ˈækʃən
attraction
əˈtrækʃən
contraction
kənˈtrækʃən
counterattraction
ˈkaʊntərəˌtrækʃən
detraction
dɪˈtrækʃən
distraction
dɪˈstrækʃən
extraction
ɪkˈstrækʃən
fraction
ˈfrækʃən
infraction
ɪnˈfrækʃən
overextraction
ˌəʊvərɪkˈstrækʃən
protraction
prəˈtrækʃən
reaction
rɪˈækʃən
refraction
rɪˈfrækʃən
retraction
rɪˈtrækʃən
satisfaction
ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
semiabstraction
ˌsemɪæbˈstrækʃən
substraction
səbˈstrækʃən
subtraction
səbˈtrækʃən
traction
ˈtrækʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIFFRACTION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DIFFRACTION

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Synonyms and antonyms of diffraction in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «diffraction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIFFRACTION

Find out the translation of diffraction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diffraction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diffraction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

衍射
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

difracción
570 millions of speakers

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diffraction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विवर्तन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحيود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дифракции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

difração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিচ্ছুরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diffraction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembelauan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beugung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

回折
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Difraksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiễu xạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளிம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विसरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırınım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diffrazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dyfrakcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дифракції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

difracție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίθλασης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diffraksie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

diffraktion
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

diffraksjon
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diffraction

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6 QUOTES WITH «DIFFRACTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word diffraction.
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Louis de Broglie
For X-rays, the phenomenon of diffraction by crystals was a natural consequence of the idea that X-rays are waves analogous to light and differ from it only by having a smaller wavelength.
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Stefan Hell
I got bored with the topic; I felt this was 19th century physics. I was wondering if there was still something profound that could be made with light microscopy. So I saw that the diffraction barrier was the only important problem that had been left over.
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Stefan Hell
I imagined there would be a way to crack the diffraction barrier. But of course I didn't know exactly how it would work, but I had a gut feeling that there must be something, and so I tried to think about it, to be creative.
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Dorothy Hodgkin
I first met the subject of X-ray diffraction of crystals in the pages of the book W. H. Bragg wrote for school children in 1925, 'Concerning the Nature of Things.'
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Max von Laue
If diffraction or interference phenomena were to be sought it was therefore necessary, in accordance with the basic principles of wave theory, to select for the test arrangement far smaller decisive dimensions than those employed in corresponding tests with visible light.
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C. V. Raman
The fundamental importance of the subject of molecular diffraction came first to be recognized through the theoretical work of the late Lord Rayleigh on the blue light of the sky, which he showed to be the result of the scattering of sunlight by the gases of the atmosphere.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIFFRACTION»

Discover the use of diffraction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diffraction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Diffraction Physics
The first edition of this highly successful book appeared in 1975 and evolved from lecture notes for classes in physical optics, diffraction physics and electron microscopy given to advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
J.M. Cowley, 1995
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Electron Backscatter Diffraction in Materials Science
The purpose of this book is to provide the fundamental basis for electron backscatter diffraction in materials science, the current state of both hardware and software, and illustrative examples of the applications of electron backscatter ...
Adam J. Schwartz, Mukul Kumar, Brent L. Adams, 2010
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X-ray Diffraction in Crystals, Imperfect Crystals, and ...
Exploration of fundamentals of x-ray diffraction theory using Fourier transforms applies general results to various atomic structures, amorphous bodies, crystals, and imperfect crystals. 154 illustrations. 1963 edition.
André Guinier, 1994
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X-Ray Diffraction: A Practical Approach
Theoretical texts of x-rays diffraction often frustrates beginners. After plowing through thick jargon, they may have little understanding of how to record an x-ray diffraction pattern and how to derive useful information from it.
C. Suryanarayana, M. Grant Norton, 1998
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Diffraction
This book presents a unified view of diffraction for first-year undergraduate students in physics, engineering & other sciences, & will be especially useful to anyone using optical instruments in experimental work.
Charles Taylor, 1987
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Industrial Applications of X-Ray Diffraction
By illustrating a wide range of specific applications in all major industries, this work broadens the coverage of X-ray diffraction beyond basic tenets, research and academic principles.
Frank Smith, 1999
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The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction
This book provides a clear introduction to topics which are essential to students in a wide range of scientific disciplines but which are otherwise only covered in specialised and mathematically detailed texts.
Christopher Hammond, 2009
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Diffraction, Fourier Optics and Imaging
This book presents current theories of diffraction, imaging, and related topics based on Fourier analysis and synthesis techniques, which are essential for understanding, analyzing, and synthesizing modern imaging, optical communications ...
Okan K. Ersoy, 2006
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Powder Diffraction: Theory and Practice
A long awaited overview of the status of powder diffraction in modern research including essential theory and introductory material for students and researchers.
Robert E. Dinnebier, S. J. L. Billinge, 2008
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Diffraction Gratings and Applications
"Offers and up-to-date assessment of the entire field of diffraction gratings, including history, physics, manufacture, testing, and instrument design.
Erwin G. Loewen, Evgeny Popov, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIFFRACTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diffraction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sensitive and Specific: A New Way of Probing Electrolyte/Electrode …
Berkeley Lab researchers' novel diffraction spectroscopy technique will provide insight to chemical processes at important battery interface. «Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Jul 15»
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Canon Celebrates Significant Milestone with Production of 110 …
Diffraction is an optical phenomenon in which light waves bend as they pass around the edges of an object. DO lens elements use this ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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Characterisation of Functional Materials on the Nanoscale Using …
These results demonstrate the enhancement in signal provided by TERS; b) TERS image showing sub diffraction limit changes in the G/2D ... «Azom.com, Jul 15»
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article - Nature
The X-ray diffraction patterns of the MBCs contain diffraction peaks originating from lactide segment crystals. High moduli (95–43 MPa) and ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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The fading yellow of Matisse
The 2D full-field X-ray near edge structure imaging, 2D micro-X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence and Fourier transform IR imaging data were ... «spectroscopyNOW.com, Jul 15»
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Quantum Mechanics & Enterprise Communications: More Alike …
Electrons undergo diffraction and can interfere with each other as if they were waves, but they also act as small masses with electric charges. «No Jitter, Jul 15»
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Spectrometer Small Enough to Work With Smartphones for Bedside …
Traditional spectrometers separate light into component wavelengths using prisms and diffraction gratings, but the new approach relies on ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»
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Why Matisse's bright yellow pigments fade to beige
These included X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence analysis and infrared microscopy. Although the study ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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Elemental Analysis (Organic, Inorganic) Market 2015 … - PR Newswire
... X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF). Both organic and inorganic elements can be identified using these technologies. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
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Honouring Dark Lady of DNA - The Malaysian Insider
Dr Rosalind Franklin, infamously known as the Dark Lady of DNA, and the X-ray diffraction Photo 51. – http://bio1151.nicerweb.com pic, July 8, ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»

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