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diffractor

UK/dɪˈfɹæktə(ɹ)/

diffractor noun: that which diffracts.

Noun

diffractor (plural diffractors)

  1. That which diffracts.

Forms of diffractor

pluraldiffractors

Origin of diffractor

From diffract + -or.

Questions about diffractor

What does diffractor mean?
Diffractor means that which diffracts.
What part of speech is diffractor?
Diffractor is a noun.
How do you pronounce diffractor?
Diffractor is pronounced /dɪˈfɹæktə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of diffractor?
The plural of diffractor is diffractors.

Words near diffractor in the dictionary

  1. diffractometer
  2. diffractometers
  3. diffractometric
  4. diffractometrically
  5. diffractometry
  6. diffractor
  7. diffractors
  8. diffracts
  9. diffrangibility
  10. diffrangible
  11. diffrence

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