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Diffraction
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) The deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits, causing the appearance of parallel bands or fringes of prismatic colors, as by the action of a grating of fine lines or bars.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diffraction'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/diffraction.html. 1828.