diffract

diffract is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a/ rays of light. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 18 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a/ rays of light.
2. verb. undergo diffraction

   "laser light diffracts electrons"

Common word forms

diffracts, diffracted, diffracting

Words from these letters

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