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diffraction

various phenomena that occur when a wave encounters an obstacle or a slit
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diffraction

Summary

diffraction ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,856 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • diffraction is a type of physical phenomenon[2].
  • diffraction's Commons category is recorded as Diffraction[3].
  • diffraction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diffraction[4].
  • diffraction's Commons gallery is recorded as Diffraction[5].
  • diffraction's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[6].
  • diffraction's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • diffraction's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[8].
  • diffraction's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

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Definition and Type

diffraction is a type of physical phenomenon[2].

Why It Matters

diffraction ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,856 views/month).[1] diffraction has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] diffraction is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3
    Topic's main category → Category:Diffraction
    Subclass of → physical phenomenon
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39312, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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