diffract
[ dih-frakt ]
verb (used with object)
to break up or bend by diffraction.
Origin of diffract
1First recorded in 1795–1805; back formation from diffraction
Other words from diffract
- un·dif·fract·ed, adjective
Words Nearby diffract
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How to use diffract in a sentence
Its cuticle is so ruled with fine lines as to diffract the light and flash on moving much as a fire opal.
The Nature of Animal Light | E. Newton Harvey
British Dictionary definitions for diffract
diffract
/ (dɪˈfrækt) /
verb
to undergo or cause to undergo diffraction: to diffract light; the light diffracts at a slit
Derived forms of diffract
- diffractive, adjective
- diffractively, adverb
- diffractiveness, noun
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