diffract

dɪˈfrækt
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Translation of diffract into French

Verb

1.

wave physics

tr.TECH.
cause a wave to spread out
tr.TECH.
  • The scientist diffracted the light through a prism.Le scientifique a diffracté la lumière à travers un prisme.
2.

light bending

intr.TECH.
undergo spreading out as a wave
intr.TECH.
  • The sound waves diffract around the corner.Les ondes sonores se diffusent autour du coin.
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Synonyms and analogies of diffract in English

v.dispersespreadscatterMore synonyms

Examples of diffract in a sentence

  • They diffracted the X-rays to study the crystal structure.
  • Light waves diffract through the narrow slit.
  • Radio waves can diffract over hills.

Translations of "diffract" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
diffracterv.

The structure is operational to diffract optical signals in two selected spectral bands.

La structure permet de diffracter les signaux optiques dans deux bandes spectrales choisies.

The first period is large enough not to diffract the light used.

La première période est suffisamment grande pour ne pas diffracter la lumière utilisée.

The painter looks to multiply and diffract plans.

Le peintre travaille ainsi à multiplier et diffracter les plans.

Accumulated to diffract, close to the loss of identity generated by the number.

Accumulée pour diffracter, frôler la perte d'identité générée par le nombre.

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diffract: Examples and translations in context

Such modulated profiles diffract to structured spatially resolved spectra in the far field.

Ces profils modulés diffractent et créent des spectres structurés dans le champ lointain.

The nanorods are photonic shapes that diffract visible light.

Les nanotubes sont des formes photoniques qui diffractent la lumière visible.

Typical old windows, with their characteristic imperfect panes of glass, diffract the light.

Les vitres anciennes, avec leurs petites bulles caractéristiques, diffractent la lumière.

of the diffraction grating type that diffract the said light into several spectral orders

du type réseau de diffraction, lesquels diffractent ladite lumière en plusieurs ordres spectraux

the optics diffract the beam of light emitted by the emitting optical fiber

les éléments optiques diffractent le faisceau de lumière émis par la fibre optique émettrice

The system also includes a diffraction grating positioned to receive and diffract the output light.

Le système comprend également un réseau de diffraction positionné pour recevoir et diffracter la lumière de sortie.

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