adjective
- bent or spread out when passing through an opening or around an obstacle
Usage: physics
Examples
- The diffracted light created a rainbow pattern on the wall.
- Sound waves become diffracted when they pass through the doorway.
- The diffracted beam spread into multiple rays.
- Scientists studied the diffracted X-rays to determine the crystal structure.
- The diffracted radio signals reached areas behind the mountain.
- Water waves appeared diffracted after passing through the narrow opening.