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diffracts

diffracts is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Questions about diffracts

What is diffracts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Diffracts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of diffract.

Words near diffracts in the dictionary

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

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