Capable of being diffracted; able to undergo diffraction when encountering obstacles or passing through openings.
From Latin 'diffrangere' (dis- + frangere, 'to break') plus the suffix '-ible' (meaning 'capable of'). The word describes something's ability to be broken apart or bent by diffraction.
All waves are technically diffrangible—light, sound, even water waves all bend around obstacles. This is why you hear thunder even when lightning is behind a mountain, and why radio signals reach into valleys!
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