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diffractive

American  
[dih-frak-tiv] / dɪˈfræk tɪv /

adjective

  1. causing or pertaining to diffraction.


Other Word Forms

  • diffractively adverb
  • diffractiveness noun
  • nondiffractive adjective
  • nondiffractively adverb
  • nondiffractiveness noun
  • undiffractive adjective
  • undiffractively adverb
  • undiffractiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of diffractive

First recorded in 1820–30; diffract + -ive

Example Sentences

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The new diffractive robots are "going to blow that record out of the water," said Itai Cohen, professor of physics and co-author of the study.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

One of the benefits of diffractive lenses is that they can remain thin while increasing in diameter.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2023

To bypass this bottleneck, a few of us came up with the idea of revisiting an old technology called diffractive lenses.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2023

Lucky for me, Thomas Milster – one of the world's leading experts on diffractive lens design – works in the building next to mine.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2023

These diffractive spectra have been examined with great skill by Draper and Langley.

From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by Tyndall, John