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"Diffraction" Definition

noun

Change in the directions and intensities of a group of waves after passing by an obstacle or through an aperture whose size is approximately the same as the wavelength of the waves.
A similar modification of other waves (as sound waves) or of moving particles (as electrons).
A modification which light undergoes especially in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow openings and in which the rays appear to be deflected.

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