diffract

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈfrækt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di frakt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dif•fract  (di frakt′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. Physicsto break up or bend by diffraction.
  • back formation from diffraction 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
diffract / dɪˈfrækt/
  1. to undergo or cause to undergo diffraction
difˈfractivedifˈfractivelydifˈfractiveness
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