English Dictionary: diffracting | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diffract \Dif*fract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diffracting}.] [L. diffractus, p. p. of diffringere to break in pieces; dif- = dis- + frangere to break. See {Fracture}.] To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a[?] rays of light. |