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dif·fract

 (dĭ-frăkt′)
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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diffract

(dɪˈfrækt)
vb
(General Physics) to undergo or cause to undergo diffraction: to diffract light; the light diffracts at a slit.
difˈfractive adj
difˈfractively adv
difˈfractiveness n
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dif•fract

(dɪˈfrækt)

v.t.
to break up or bend by diffraction.
[1795–1805]
dif•frac′tive, adj.
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diffract


Past participle: diffracted
Gerund: diffracting

Imperative
diffract
diffract
Present
I diffract
you diffract
he/she/it diffracts
we diffract
you diffract
they diffract
Preterite
I diffracted
you diffracted
he/she/it diffracted
we diffracted
you diffracted
they diffracted
Present Continuous
I am diffracting
you are diffracting
he/she/it is diffracting
we are diffracting
you are diffracting
they are diffracting
Present Perfect
I have diffracted
you have diffracted
he/she/it has diffracted
we have diffracted
you have diffracted
they have diffracted
Past Continuous
I was diffracting
you were diffracting
he/she/it was diffracting
we were diffracting
you were diffracting
they were diffracting
Past Perfect
I had diffracted
you had diffracted
he/she/it had diffracted
we had diffracted
you had diffracted
they had diffracted
Future
I will diffract
you will diffract
he/she/it will diffract
we will diffract
you will diffract
they will diffract
Future Perfect
I will have diffracted
you will have diffracted
he/she/it will have diffracted
we will have diffracted
you will have diffracted
they will have diffracted
Future Continuous
I will be diffracting
you will be diffracting
he/she/it will be diffracting
we will be diffracting
you will be diffracting
they will be diffracting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been diffracting
you have been diffracting
he/she/it has been diffracting
we have been diffracting
you have been diffracting
they have been diffracting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been diffracting
you will have been diffracting
he/she/it will have been diffracting
we will have been diffracting
you will have been diffracting
they will have been diffracting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been diffracting
you had been diffracting
he/she/it had been diffracting
we had been diffracting
you had been diffracting
they had been diffracting
Conditional
I would diffract
you would diffract
he/she/it would diffract
we would diffract
you would diffract
they would diffract
Past Conditional
I would have diffracted
you would have diffracted
he/she/it would have diffracted
we would have diffracted
you would have diffracted
they would have diffracted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.diffract - undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons"
part, split, separate - go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
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Translations
lomit

diffract

[dɪˈfrækt]
A. VTdifractar
B. VIdifractarse
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diffract

vtbeugen
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