diffract

== English == === Etymology === From Latin diffractus (“past participle of diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈfɹækt/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /dəˈfɹækt/ === Verb === diffract (third-person singular simple present diffracts, present participle diffracting, simple past and past participle diffracted) (transitive) To cause diffraction (intransitive) To undergo diffraction ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====