diffract/dɪˈfɹækt/EtymologyFrom Latin diffractus (“past participle of diffringo (“to shatter, to break into pieces”)”).diffract means to cause diffraction. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.verbTo 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."”To undergo diffraction