diffract

(di frakt′)

transitive verb

to subject to diffraction

Origin: < L diffractus, pp. of diffringere, to break in pieces < dis-, apart + frangere, break

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intr. & tr.v. dif·fract·ed, dif·fract·ing, dif·fracts

To undergo or cause to undergo diffraction.

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Origin: Back-formation from diffraction

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