As the years progressed, Newton completed his work on universal gravitation, diffraction of light, centrifugal force, centripetal force, inverse-square law, bodies in motion and the variations in tides due to gravity.
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Diffraction
/dɪˈfɹækʃən/
Synonyms for "diffraction" (83 found)
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Noun(2 words)
diffraction patterndiffusion
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Noun(3 words)
disseminationdissipationdistortiondistributiondivergenceelectromagnetic radiationelectromagnetic waveevaporationexpansionflectionflexurefragmentationfrequencyfrequency bandfrequency spectrumguided wavein phaseinterferencelightlongitudinal wave
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mechanical wavenode
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out of phasepepperingperiodperiodic wavepropagationpublicationradiationradio waverayrefractionreinforcementresonanceresonance frequencyscatterscatteringscattermentseismic waveshock waveshotgun patternskewness
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sound wavesowingspatteringsplayspreadspreadingsprinklingstrewingsurface wavetidal wavetorsiontransverse wavetroughvolatilizationwavewave equationwave motionwave numberwavelength
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Adjective(1 words)
single slit diffraction
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5 entriesFraunhofer diffractionFresnel diffractiondiffraction grating patterndouble slit diffractionsingle slit diffraction
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6 entriesFraunhofer diffractionFresnel diffractiondiffraction gratingdiffraction patterndouble slit diffractionsingle slit diffraction
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Mary's monograph on crystal structures devoted an entire chapter to X-ray diffraction techniques.
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The results of the diffraction experiments were presented in a clear tabular format.
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