diffractive

[ dih-frak-tiv ]

adjective

1. causing or pertaining to diffraction.

Other Words From

• dif·fractive·ly adverb
• dif·fractive·ness noun
• nondif·fractive adjective
• nondif·fractive·ly adverb
• nondif·fractive·ness noun
• undif·fractive adjective
• undif·fractive·ly adverb
• undif·fractive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of diffractive¹

First recorded in 1820–30; diffract + -ive

Example Sentences

These diffractive spectra have been examined with great skill by Draper and Langley.

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