diffractive

Variant of diffraction

diffraction definition

dif·frac·tion (di frak′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the breaking up of a ray of light into dark and light bands or into the colors of the spectrum, caused by the interference of one part of a beam with another, as when the ray is deflected at the edge of an opaque object or passes through a narrow slit
  2. a similar breaking up of other waves, as of sound or electricity

Etymology: ML diffractio < L diffractus: see diffract

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