#diffraction  when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
  supertype:  optical_phenomenon__opticalphenomenon  a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
  subtype:  X-ray_diffraction  the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal

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