"diffract" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diffract.wav Forms: diffracts [present, singular, third-person], diffracting [participle, present], diffracted [participle, past], diffracted [past]
Etymology: From Latin diffractus (“past participle of diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”)”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}}, {{bor|en|la|diffractus|gloss=past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">diffringo</i> (“to shatter, to break into pieces”)}} Latin diffractus (“past participle of diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”)”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} diffract (third-person singular simple present diffracts, present participle diffracting, simple past and past participle diffracted)
  1. (transitive) To cause diffraction Tags: transitive Translations (transitive): разлагам (razlagam) (Bulgarian), пречупвам (prečupvam) (Bulgarian), lomit (Czech), diffraktoida (Finnish), taivuttaa (Finnish), diffrangere (Italian), whakarauraha (Maori), whakaroraha (Maori), bøye (Norwegian), difractar (Spanish), diffreithio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-diffract-en-verb-xFVMRBJ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'transitive': 96 4
  2. (intransitive) To undergo diffraction Tags: intransitive Translations (intransitive): разлагам се (razlagam se) (Bulgarian), пречупвам се (prečupvam se) (Bulgarian), lomit se (Czech), diffraktoitua (Finnish), taipua (Finnish), diffrangersi (Italian), rauraha (Maori), roraha (Maori), bøye (Norwegian), diffreithio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-diffract-en-verb-tUugnaR5 Disambiguation of 'intransitive': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diffractable, diffractometer, diffractometry, diffractor, nondiffracting, undiffracted

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To cause diffraction"
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        "(intransitive) To undergo diffraction"
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