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Definition of diffraction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

diffraction

noun
 
/dɪˈfrækʃn/
 
/dɪˈfrækʃn/
[uncountable] (physics)
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  1. the action or process of breaking up a stream of light into a series of dark or light bands or into the different colours of the spectrum
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