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Definition of: diffract
(di·frakt′) v.t.
1. To separate into parts.
2. To subject to diffraction. [<L diffractus, pp. of diffringere <dis- away + frangere break]
—dif·frac′tive adjective
—dif·frac′tive·ly adverb
—dif·frac′tive·ness noun
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