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DIFFRACT

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dif⋅fract

  [di-frakt]
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–verb (used with object)
to break up or bend by diffraction.
Origin:
1795–1805; back formation from diffraction
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dif·fract   (dĭ-frākt')   
intr. & tr.v.   dif·fract·ed, dif·fract·ing, dif·fracts
To undergo or cause to undergo diffraction.

[Back-formation from diffraction.]
dif·frac'tive adj., dif·frac'tive·ly adv., dif·frac'tive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dif·fract
Pronunciation: dif-'rakt
Function: transitive verb
: to cause to undergo diffraction
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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