angular dispersion

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noun Optics.

a measure of the angular separation of light rays of different wavelength or color traversing a prism or diffraction grating, equal to the rate of change of the angle of deviation with respect to the change in wavelength.

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Words nearby angular dispersion

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You, too, will be zipping along to the angular guitars and zigzagging, herky-jerky vocals.
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Traditional coach seats gave the illusion of comfortable padding but were angular, not reflecting body shapes.
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He has a long white beard and a massive angular nose that could be the work of Gutzon Borglum.
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This resulted in an unprecedented dispersion of property ownership.
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As she emerged from her teen years, she developed an angular face and striking cheekbones.
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He was tall, angular, and emaciated, and his features were cast in a most irregular mould.
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Conglomerate, containing angular fragments of yellowish-grey quartz-rock, in a base of compact epidote.
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Here are four distinct predictions; national peculiarity, grievous oppression, universal dispersion and remarkable preservation.
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Angular and bony, with slightly stooped shoulders, his face is a mass of minute wrinkles seamed on yellow parchment.
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Angular debris fallen from above varying in thickness from one to ten feet.
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