interference pattern

English

Noun

interference pattern (plural interference patterns)

(physics) A series of light and dark bands that map out the way in which the phase difference between two waves varies in space.

Further reading

“interference pattern”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“interference pattern”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“interference pattern”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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