Combined Science GCSE
Diffract
What Diffract means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Diffract
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Reference: AQA
Bend around obstacles such as hills, which longer radio wavelengths can do, allowing reception without direct line of sight.
Topics that use Diffract
Related terms
- Absorption
- Absorption by water molecules
- Communication technologies
- Emission
- Energy transfer and absorption
- Infrared
- Microwaves
- Radio waves
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