diffract
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.dif·fract
transitive verb \di-ˈfrakt\Definition of DIFFRACT
: to cause to undergo diffraction
Examples of DIFFRACT
- Light is diffracted when it passes through a prism.
Origin of DIFFRACT
back-formation from diffraction
First Known Use: 1803
Rhymes with DIFFRACT
abstract, attract, class act, compact, contact, contract, crookbacked, detract, didact, distract, enact, entr'acte, epact, exact, extract, humpbacked, hunchbacked, impact, infract, intact, mossbacked, playact, protract, react, redact, refract, retract, sex act, subtract, swaybacked, transact, unbacked
dif·fract
transitive verb \dif-ˈrakt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of DIFFRACT
: to cause to undergo diffraction
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