First Known Use: 1803
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diffract
verb dif·fract \di-ˈfrakt\
: to cause (a beam of light) to bend or spread
Full Definition of DIFFRACT
transitive verb
: to cause to undergo diffraction
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Origin of DIFFRACT
back-formation from diffraction
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
Medical Dictionary
diffract
transitive verb dif·fract \dif-ˈrakt\
Medical Definition of DIFFRACT
: to cause to undergo diffraction
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