fringe
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- noun
- /frɪndʒ/
- Specialized
:
franja
- The correlation produces fringes, and it is the width of these fringes that determines the resolution of the interferometer.
- interference fringes
- fringe pattern
- fringes closer together
The envelope of the whole fringes is related to the short time of the duration.
- The envelope of the whole fringes is related to the short time of the duration.
- And what you see on this screen is a set of fringes, bright fringes with the particles heat and dark fringes in between.
Examples
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And what you see on this screen is a set of fringes, bright fringes with the particles heat and dark fringes in between.
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If you push the slits closer together, the fringes widen; if you pull the slits apart, the fringes narrow.
Academic text (1996) -
So that gives you the the green and the red fringes in the X direction.
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The fringe width depends on the separation, or baseline, of the two antennas.
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The width and separation of the fringes depend on the distance between the slits.
Academic text (1996) -
The width of a single fringe, the shaded central peak in the middle diagram, sets the resolution of the interferometer.
Academic text (1996) -
The lattice fringes and electron diffraction patterns were detected in HRTEM images according to Fourier transform and inverse Fourier transform.
Academic text (2018) -
The light waves mix, generating an interference pattern of alternating light and dark fringes.
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If you push the slits closer together, the fringes widen; if you pull the slits apart, the fringes narrow.
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The width and separation of the fringes depend on the distance between the slits.
Synonyms
Bands of light and dark that appear when light waves meet and mix
Compounds
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3.5
An extra thing an employer gives you besides pay, like health insurance or a car
- Offensive
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8.8
People with very extreme political or social views who are outside the main group
- US
A small bushy tree from the southeastern United States that has many white flowers
A small religious group with unusual beliefs and practices outside larger churches
- US
A plant that lives many years in low leaf clumps with pale pink or cream fringed flowers in clusters
- Specialized
A small desert lizard with long pointed scales on its toes that help it run on sand
- Specialized
Bands of light and dark that appear when light waves meet and mix
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fringe comes from an old French word frange meaning 'border' or 'stripe'. In physics, the light fringes are thin 'border' bands where waves meet, so the name points to their look as edge lines.