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diffraction grating
(d/I/'fr/&/k/S//@/n_'gr/eI/t/I//N/ )

noun (n)

  • optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    grating
    source: wordnet30
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