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interference pattern
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noun Physics.
a series of alternating dark and bright bands produced as a result of light interference.
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Origin of interference pattern
First recorded in 1930ā35
Words nearby interference pattern
interfere, interference, interference drag, interference fit, interference microscope, interference pattern, interferential, interferogram, interferometer, interferon, interfertile
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Scientific definitions for interference pattern
interference pattern
An overall pattern that results when two or more waves interfere with each other, generally showing regions of constructive and of destructive interference. Optical interference patterns are analyzed in devices such as interferometers; the acoustic effect of beats is an example of an interference pattern.
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