diffractive, a.
(dɪˈfræktɪv)
[f. L. diffract- ppl. stem (see diffract v.) + -ive. In mod.F. diffractif, -ive.]
Tending to diffract.
| 1829 Carlyle Misc., Voltaire (1872) II. 120 Through whatever dim, besmoked and strangely diffractive media it may shine. |
Hence diˈffractively adv., in a diffractive manner; by diffraction.
| 1883 W. B. Carpenter in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 268/2 s.v. Microscope, A marked distinction between..objectives of low or moderate power..worked dioptrically, and those of high power..worked diffractively. |