Having undergone diffraction; bent or spread out through diffraction, as light or sound waves.
Past participle of 'diffract.' The '-ed' suffix indicates a completed action or state resulting from the process of diffraction.
When you see a rainbow in a oil puddle or watch light from a DVD surface create colors, you're seeing diffracted light! The grooves act like tiny obstacles that split white light into all its rainbow colors.
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