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diffract
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dif·fract  (d-frkt)
intr. & tr.v. dif·fract·ed, dif·fract·ing, dif·fracts
To undergo or cause to undergo diffraction.
[Back-formation from diffraction.]
dif·fractive adj.
dif·fractive·ly adv.
dif·fractive·ness n.
diffract [dɪˈfrækt]
vb
(Physics / General Physics) to undergo or cause to undergo diffraction to diffract light the light diffracts at a slit
diffractive  adj
diffractively  adv
diffractiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.diffract - undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons"
part, split, separate - go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
Translations
diffract [dɪˈfrækt]
A. VT → difractar
B. VI → difractarse
diffract
vt → beugen


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One question people involved with Catholic studies need to ask is whether they will fear or embrace this Spirit-filled movement which lies at the heart of Catholicism itself--a tendency toward diffractiveness that balances out the equal and opposite tendencies of institutional Catholicism toward unification and even centralization of focus.
FINDING 'THE CATHOLIC THING' : In Aquinas, Marx & Billie Holiday by Crowley, Paul / Commonweal
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