Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arago spot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: arago spot
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bright point that appears at the centre of a circular object's shadow due to Fresnel diffraction.

Example Sentences

"The Arago spot played an important role in the discovery of the wave nature of light and is a common way to demonstrate that light behaves as a wave."

Etymology

Named after Dominique-François-Jean Arago, who performed an experiment demonstrating the spot's existence.

Inflected Forms

Arago spots (plural)

Synonyms

Fresnel spot Poisson spot

Questions

What does arago spot mean?: A bright point that appears at the centre of a circular object's shadow due to Fresnel diffraction.
Where does arago spot come from?: Named after Dominique-François-Jean Arago, who performed an experiment demonstrating the spot's existence.

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