diffract

A verb used to describe the process by which a wave (such as light, sound, or water) bends or spreads as it passes through an opening or around an obstacle.

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   To cause (light, sound, or other waves) to bend or spread out as they pass through an opening or around an obstacle.

   • The prism diffracted the white light into a spectrum of colors.
   • Scientists observed how the waves diffracted around the barrier.
   • The laser beam was diffracted by the narrow slit.

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   المرادفات: bendspread out

• diffracted past participle
• diffracted past simple
• diffracting present participle
• diffracts third person singular