Definition: 'Diffraction Grating'
diffraction grating
Type: TermPronunciation: di-frak′shŭn grāt′ing
Definitions:
1. A variety of filter composed of lined grooves in a thin layer of aluminum-copper alloy on a glass surface; used in spectrophotometers to disperse light into a spectrum.
See:
monochromator
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