diffract

English

Etymology

Latin diffractus (“past participle of diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”)”)

Verb

diffract (third-person singular simple present diffracts, present participle diffracting, simple past and past participle diffracted)

1. (transitive) To cause diffraction
2. (intransitive) To undergo diffraction

Translations

transitive

• Bulgarian: разлагам (bg) (razlagam), пречупвам (bg) (prečupvam)
• Czech: lomit
• Finnish: diffraktoida, taivuttaa (fi)
• Italian: diffrangere (it)
• Norwegian: bøye (no)
• Spanish: difractar (es)

intransitive

• Bulgarian: разлагам се (razlagam se), пречупвам се (prečupvam se)
• Czech: lomit se
• Finnish: diffraktoitua, taipua (fi)
• Italian: diffrangersi
• Norwegian: bøye (no)