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In natural English speech, "diffract" appears in contexts such as: "They wouldn't hit the wall in places to the right or to the left of the door. But when waves diffract, they often spread outward behind obstacles. Diffraction is one of the reasons there's a bright spot in the middle of the shadow when you shine a light on a round object.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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IPA/dɪˈfɹækt/

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They wouldn't hit the wall in places to the right or to the left of the door.

But when waves diffract, they often spread outward behind obstacles.

Diffraction is one of the reasons there's a bright spot in the middle of the shadow when you shine a light on a round object.

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verb

To cause diffraction

“Dave frowned as he tried to answer. "Well, I suppose the atmosphere is oxygen and nitrogen, mostly; then there's the ionosphere and the ozone layer. As I remember, the color of the sky is due to the scattering of light—light rays being diffracted in the air."”

verb

To undergo diffraction

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