"diffraction grating" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diffraction gratings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diffraction grating (plural diffraction gratings)
  1. (physics) a surface having many closely spaced lines or slits; used to produce optical spectra by mutual interference Wikipedia link: diffraction grating Categories (topical): Physics Translations (surface having many closely spaced lines or slits): tralie [feminine] (Dutch), hila (Finnish), Beugungsgitter [neuter] (German), tītara roraha (Maori)
    Sense id: en-diffraction_grating-en-noun-29OiM1sZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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