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differentiation
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diffraction grating
diffraction ring
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diffraction ring
dif·frac·tion ring (plural dif·frac·tion rings)


noun 
Definition:
 
pattern of light: a circular pattern of light that surrounds a particle under a microscope, resulting from diffraction
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