Currently undergoing diffraction or causing diffraction; describing something in the process of bending or spreading waves.
Present participle of 'diffract,' formed by adding '-ing' to the verb. This form indicates an ongoing or continuous action or a substance/object that causes diffraction.
A 'diffracting grating' is a precision tool with thousands of tiny lines that bends light so perfectly, scientists can use it to split sunlight into its exact chemical fingerprint—this actually helped prove what the Sun is made of!
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