Diffract

dif-frakt′, v.t. to break or separate into parts, as rays of light.— n. Diffrac′tion , a name for certain phenomena connected with light pa ing through a narrow opening or by the edge of an opaque body: the spreading of the rays, with interference phenomena, coloured and other.— adj. Diffrac′tive .— n. Diffrangibil′ity .— adj. Diffran′gible . [L. diff ringĕre , diffractum — dis , asunder, frangĕre , to break.]