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单词 diffract
释义

diffract

[ dih-frakt ]
/ dɪˈfrækt /

verb (used with object)

to break up or bend by diffraction.

Origin of diffract

First recorded in 1795–1805; back formation from diffraction

OTHER WORDS FROM diffract

un·dif·fract·ed, adjective

Words nearby diffract

diffidence, diffident, diffluence, diffluent, Difflugia, diffract, diffraction, diffraction grating, diffraction halo, diffraction pattern, diffractive
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Example sentences from the Web for diffract

  • Its cuticle is so ruled with fine lines as to diffract the light and flash on moving much as a fire opal.

    The Nature of Animal Light|E. Newton Harvey

British Dictionary definitions for diffract

diffract
/ (dɪˈfrækt) /

verb

to undergo or cause to undergo diffractionto diffract light; the light diffracts at a slit

Derived forms of diffract

diffractive, adjectivediffractively, adverbdiffractiveness, noun
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