taipuminen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- diffraction noun The bending of a wave as it passes around an obstacle.
- sag verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
Senses
taipuminen is used for these senses in English:
- cave-in The act of something collapsing or caving in.
- cave-in (idiomatic) The act of relenting.
- diffraction (quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
- sag The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
diffraction — full definition
- noun The bending of a wave as it passes around an obstacle.
- noun In quantum mechanics, the way an electromagnetic wave splits apart on meeting a feature such as a slit, before recombining afterward through interference.
sag — full definition
- verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
- verb To lose energy, firmness, or morale over time.
- noun A droop or dip where something has sunk or bent.
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