noun
- plural of diffraction; the bending of waves around obstacles or through openings
Usage: physics; optics
Examples
- The scientist observed multiple diffractions when light passed through the crystal lattice.
- X-ray diffractions help researchers determine the structure of materials.
- Sound diffractions allow us to hear around corners.
- The telescope’s resolution is limited by diffractions at the aperture.
- Students studied wave diffractions in their physics laboratory.
- Electron diffractions revealed the atomic arrangement in the sample.