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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Diffract

/dĭf-răkt'/ · Dif·fract · IPA /dɪfrˈækt/
01 v. t. To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a� rays of light.
imp. & p. p. Diffracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diffracting
  1. 1.
    To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a� rays of light.