Examples of diffract in a Sentence
Light is diffracted when it passes through a prism.
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The comet passed between the sun and Earth in late September and October, so light diffracted (bent around) by dust grains in the tail, which were concentrated in the direction of Earth.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
And crystals were defined as matter that diffracts with these Bragg peaks, with these sharp, bright spots.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
Christopher McFadden 24 days ago 0 Science Scientists create thinnest lens in history, measuring only 3 atoms thick
Instead of refraction, the world’s thinnest lens works by diffracting light and that too of specific wavelengths.
—Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2024
As a result, some of the diffracting light inside the crystal interferes destructively.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
This was bolstered by Max Von Laue's Nobel Prize-winning discovery that crystals could diffract x-rays.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2023
For example, a diffractive optical neural network is composed of a stack of layers, each possessing thousands of pixels that can diffract, or scatter, light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2022
The starburst is created by sunlight diffracting into uniform rays on the camera’s sensor.
—Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 7 May 2023
For example, a diffractive optical neural network is composed of a stack of layers, each possessing thousands of pixels that can diffract, or scatter, light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2022
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
And crystals were defined as matter that diffracts with these Bragg peaks, with these sharp, bright spots.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
Christopher McFadden 24 days ago 0 Science Scientists create thinnest lens in history, measuring only 3 atoms thick
Instead of refraction, the world’s thinnest lens works by diffracting light and that too of specific wavelengths.
—Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2024
As a result, some of the diffracting light inside the crystal interferes destructively.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
This was bolstered by Max Von Laue's Nobel Prize-winning discovery that crystals could diffract x-rays.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2023
For example, a diffractive optical neural network is composed of a stack of layers, each possessing thousands of pixels that can diffract, or scatter, light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2022
The starburst is created by sunlight diffracting into uniform rays on the camera’s sensor.
—Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 7 May 2023
For example, a diffractive optical neural network is composed of a stack of layers, each possessing thousands of pixels that can diffract, or scatter, light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2022
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“Diffract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diffract. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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diffract
verb
dif·fract
dif-ˈrakt 
: to cause to go through diffraction
Medical Definition
diffract
transitive verb
dif·fract
dif-ˈrakt
: to cause to undergo diffraction
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