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diffract

diff·ract

UK/dɪˈfɹækt/ US/dəˈfɹækt/ uncommon

verb

1.

undergo diffraction

  • “laser light diffracts electrons”

Origin

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

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