verb
- present participle of diffract; causing light, sound, or other waves to bend or spread out when passing through an opening or around an obstacle
Usage: physics; technical
Examples
- The light was diffracting as it passed through the narrow slit.
- Sound waves were diffracting around the corner of the building.
- The telescope showed stars diffracting through the atmosphere.
- Water waves were diffracting around the pier.
- The laser beam was diffracting through the crystal.
- Scientists observed radio waves diffracting around the mountain.