diffractive

[ dih-frak-tiv ]

adjective

causing or pertaining to diffraction.

Origin of diffractive

¹

First recorded in 1820–30; diffract + -ive

Other words from diffractive

dif·frac·tive·ly, adverb
dif·frac·tive·ness, noun
non·dif·frac·tive, adjective
non·dif·frac·tive·ly, adverb
non·dif·frac·tive·ness, noun
un·dif·frac·tive, adjective
un·dif·frac·tive·ly, adverb
un·dif·frac·tive·ness, noun

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How to use diffractive in a sentence

These diffractive spectra have been examined with great skill by Draper and Langley.
Six Lectures on Light | John Tyndall

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