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731-03-34
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en
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diffraction
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the phenomenon whereby the propagation of a wave differs from that predicted by geometric optics due to the influence on that wave of an opening, obstruction or inhomogeneity in the medium
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1991-10
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the phenomenon whereby the propagation of a wave differs from that predicted by geometric optics due to the influence on that wave of an opening, obstruction or inhomogeneity in the medium