Meanings
noundiffraction grating (plural diffraction gratings)
plural diffraction gratings
- natural sciencesa surface having many closely spaced lines or slits; used to produce optical spectra by mutual interference
Synonyms & antonyms
nounoptical 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
Similar
Broader
optical device
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch tralie
- traliesurface having many closely spaced lines or slits
Finnish hila
- hilasurface having many closely spaced lines or slits
German Beugungsgitter
- Beugungsgittersurface having many closely spaced lines or slits
Māori tītara roraha
- tītara rorahasurface having many closely spaced lines or slits
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APA
diffraction grating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diffraction%20grating
MLA
“diffraction grating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diffraction%20grating. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diffraction grating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diffraction%20grating.
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