interference pattern

noun

A series of light and dark bands that map out the way in which the phase difference between two waves varies in space.

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Meanings

nouninterference pattern (plural interference patterns)

plural interference patterns

  1. natural sciencesA series of light and dark bands that map out the way in which the phase difference between two waves varies in space.
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