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dif·fract
 diffract
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- pronunciation:
- dih
fraekt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
diffracts, diffracting, diffracted |
| definition: |
to cause diffraction of, or undergo diffraction.
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adverb + (v.)diffract
hence, nominally
(v.)diffract
+ noun
atom, beam, crystal, disk, interference, kaleidoscope, light, modulator, molecule, neutron, particle, pattern, specimen, starlight, wave, wavelength, x-ray
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| derivations: |
diffractive (adj.), diffractively (adv.), diffractiveness (n.) |
The word diffract
contains the following parts:
dif-
Latin
prefix
that means not, apart, reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dif-
is an assimilated form of the prefix dis-, used before roots beginning with "f", such as "fid" and "fer." See dis-.
Example words:
fract, frag
Latin
root
that means break
Example words:
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