diffract

intr. & tr.v., -fract·ed, -fract·ing, -fracts.
To undergo or cause to undergo diffraction.

[Back-formation from DIFFRACTION.]

diffractive dif·frac'tive adj.
diffractively dif·frac'tive·ly adv.
diffractiveness dif·frac'tive·ness n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: undergo diffraction; of light

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afbøje, diffraktere
v. intr. - afbøje, diffraktere

Nederlands (Dutch)
buigen (van stralen en golven)

Français (French)
v. tr. - diffracter
v. intr. - diffracter

Deutsch (German)
v. - (Phys.) beugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (οπτ.) διαθλώ

Italiano (Italian)
diffrangere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - difratar

Русский (Russian)
преломлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - difractar
v. intr. - causar difracción

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - diffraktera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使分解, 使衍射, 衍射

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使分解, 使衍射
v. intr. - 衍射

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 분리하다, (파장 등을) 회절 시키다
v. intr. - 분리되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 分散する, 回折する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحرف الضوء, يكسر الضوء الى ألوان قوس, قزح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שבר קרן אור לרצועות צבעים כהים ובהירים, שבר קרינה לסידרת עוצמות גבוהות ונמוכות‬
v. intr. - ‮השתברה לרצועות צבעים כהים ובהירים (קרן-אור), השתברה לסידרת עוצמות גבוהות ונמוכות (קרן-אור)‬

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