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Noun: diffraction grating  di'frak-shun 'grey-ting
  1. Optical 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
    - grating

Derived forms: diffraction gratings

Type of: optical device

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