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DIFFRACTIVE

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dif⋅frac⋅tive

[di-frak-tiv]
–adjective
causing or pertaining to diffraction.

Origin:
1820–30; diffract + -ive


dif⋅frac⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
dif⋅frac⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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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.
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