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diffracted

diffracted is the simple past and past participle of diffract.

Meaning of diffract

Verb

diffract (third-person singular simple present diffracts, present participle diffracting, simple past and past participle diffracted)

  1. (transitive) To cause diffraction
    • Dave frowned as he tried to answer. "Well, I suppose the atmosphere is oxygen and nitrogen, mostly; then there's the ionosphere and the ozone layer. As I remember, the color of the sky is due to the scattering of light—light rays being diffracted in the air."1963, Lester del Rey, The Sky Is Falling
  2. (intransitive) To undergo diffraction

Words formed from diffracted

Questions about diffracted

What is diffracted the simple past and past participle of?
Diffracted is the simple past and past participle of diffract.

Words near diffracted in the dictionary

  1. diffract
  2. diffractable
  3. diffractaic acid
  4. diffractal
  5. diffractals
  6. diffracted
  7. diffracting
  8. diffraction
  9. diffraction grating
  10. diffraction gratings
  11. diffraction limit

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