echelle
echelle
noun \ā-ˈshel\Definition of ECHELLE
: a diffraction grating made by ruling a plane metallic mirror with lines having a relatively wide spacing
Origin of ECHELLE
French, literally, ladder, from Old French eschele
First Known Use: 1949
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