ALL meanings of diffraction grating
dif·frac·tion grat·ing
D d - noun diffraction grating a band of equidistant, parallel lines, usually more than 5000 per inch (2000 per centimeter), ruled on a glass or polished metal surface for diffracting light to produce optical spectra. 1
- noun diffraction grating a glass plate or a mirror with a large number of equidistant parallel lines or grooves on its surface. It causes diffraction of transmitted or reflected light, ultraviolet radiation, or X-rays 0
- noun diffraction grating a plate of glass or polished metal ruled with a series of very close, equidistant, parallel lines, used to produce a spectrum by the diffraction of reflected or transmitted light 0
- noun diffraction grating (physics) a surface having a large number of closely spaced lines or slits; used to produce optical spectra by mutual interference. 0