diffract

English

Etymology

Latin diffractus (“past participle of diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”)”)

Verb

diffract (third-person singular simple present diffracts, present participle diffracting, simple past and past participle diffracted)

  1. (transitive) To cause diffraction
  2. (intransitive) To undergo diffraction

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