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diffractive

[ dih-frak-tiv ]

/ dɪˈfræk tɪv /

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adjective

causing or pertaining to diffraction.

Nearby words

Origin of diffractive

First recorded in 1820–30; diffract + -ive

Related forms

dif·frac·tive·ly, adverbdif·frac·tive·ness, nounnon·dif·frac·tive, adjectivenon·dif·frac·tive·ly, adverb

non·dif·frac·tive·ness, nounun·dif·frac·tive, adjectiveun·dif·frac·tive·ly, adverbun·dif·frac·tive·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for diffractive

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