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diffraction spike

Summary

diffraction spike is a diffraction[1]. It draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (diffraction category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • diffraction spike's instance of is recorded as diffraction[3].
  • diffraction spike is a type of optical phenomenon[4].
  • diffraction spike's Commons category is recorded as Starburst effect[5].
  • diffraction spike's has cause is recorded as Airy disk[6].
  • diffraction spike's hashtag is recorded as DiffractionSpike[7].

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Definition and Type

diffraction spike's instance of is recorded as diffraction[3]. It is a type of optical phenomenon[4].

Why It Matters

diffraction spike draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (diffraction category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · XRay · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → optical phenomenon
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