diffraction

English Thesaurus

1. when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	optical phenomenon,
definition	:	a physical phenomenon related to or involving light (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	x-ray diffraction,
definition	:	the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	diffract,
definition	:	undergo diffraction (verb.motion)

derivation	:	diffract,
definition	:	undergo diffraction (verb.motion)