diffract

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Definition of diffract

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verb

(transitive)To cause diffraction

“Dave frowned as he tried to answer. "Well, I suppose the atmosphere is oxygen and nitrogen, mostly; then there's the ionosphere and the ozone layer. As I remember, the color of the sky is due to the scattering of light—light rays being diffracted in the air."”

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verb

(transitive)To cause diffraction

“Dave frowned as he tried to answer. "Well, I suppose the atmosphere is oxygen and nitrogen, mostly; then there's the ionosphere and the ozone layer. As I remember, the color of the sky is due to the scattering of light—light rays being diffracted in the air."”
(intransitive)To undergo diffraction

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

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