grating
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- noun
- /ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/
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red de difracción
- Using a powerful grating, the researchers were able to analyze the light spectrum from distant stars.
- Bragg grating
- diffraction grating
- fiber grating
And the blue curve is the absorption with the grating and the red curve is absorption without.
- And the blue curve is the absorption with the grating and the red curve is absorption without.
- It would be just a dot of light, a single line, a grating, you know, regular spacing of of of bars or something like that.
- So it did suggest that X-rays are waves and that crystals could be used as a diffraction, as a diffraction grating for them.
Examples
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In the laboratory, the grating allowed us to observe the distinct wavelengths emitted by the gas.
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The scientist explained how the grating disperses light into a spectrum of colors.
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You find that the even orders of this grating are actually zero.
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For the visual game, three gratings were presented successively in the center of the screen.
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The grating is coated with reflective material to receive the light from the scanning head.
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And the blue curve is the absorption with the grating and the red curve is absorption without.
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A fiber grating is a periodic variation in the index of refraction over the length of the fiber.
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A diffraction grating works similarly to a prism, splitting the light into its component wavelengths.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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A device of stacked plates that spreads light into colors
A flat piece with many close lines that splits light into colors
Compounds
- Specialized
A flat piece with many close lines that splits light into colors
How Dispersive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grating in light devices gets its name from the many fine 'grooves' or lines on its surface, like a kitchen grater, and those lines split light into its different colors.