diffuse reflectionnoun [ U ]
uk/dɪˌfjuːs rɪˈflek.ʃən/us/dɪˌfjuːs rɪˈflek.ʃən/specializedthe effect that is created when light is reflected at many different angles and there is no clear image
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Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers
- chromatic aberration
- converging lens
- dispersion
- electron microscope
- field glasses
- focus
- laser-guided
- magnification
- magnifier
- magnify
- magnifying glass
- microscopy
- optics
- power
- powerful
- reflective
- refraction
- resolution
- slide
- transparency
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Examples from literature
- When light from any luminous object falls upon books, desks, or dishes, it meets rough surfaces, and hence undergoes diffuse reflection, and is scattered irregularly in all directions.