Usually means: Optical components dispersing light waves.
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  1. diffraction gratings: Merriam-Webster
  2. diffraction gratings: Collins English Dictionary
  3. diffraction gratings: Vocabulary.com
  4. diffraction gratings: Wiktionary
  5. diffraction gratings: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. diffraction gratings: Encyclopedia

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  1. diffraction gratings: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See diffraction_grating as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (diffraction grating)

noun:  (physics) a surface having many closely spaced lines or slits; used to produce optical spectra by mutual interference
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