diffract
dif·fract
verb \di-ˈfrakt\Definition of DIFFRACT
transitive verb
: to cause to undergo diffraction
See 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
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