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51dif|flu|ent — «DIHF lu uhnt», adjective. tending to flow apart; readily dissolving. ╂[< Latin diffluēns, entis, present participle of diffluere flow away < dis away + fluere to flow] …
52dif|form|i|ty — «dih FR muh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. difference or diversity in form. 2. lack of uniformity …
53dif|form — «dih FRM», adjective. 1. differing in form; unlike; dissimilar. 2. irregular in form; not uniform. ╂[< Medieval Latin difformis < Latin dis un + forma shape] …
54dif|frac|tion — «dih FRAK shuhn», noun. Physics. 1. a spreading of light around an obstacle into a series of light and dark bands or into colored bands of the spectrum: »Newton had attempted to infer from…diffraction phenomena the size of the corpuscles of… …
55dif|frac|tom|e|ter — «DIHF rak TOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring diffraction: »A diffractometer which can determine the orientation of crystals in any plane without resetting is on offer now (New Scientist) …
56dif|frac|to|met|ric — «dih FRAK tuh MEHT rihk», adjective. of or having to do with a diffractometer …
57dif|fract — «dih FRAKT», transitive verb. 1. Physics. to break up by diffraction: »The neutrons are scattered or diffracted by the atoms just as X rays are (Science News Letter). 2. to break in pieces; break up. ╂[< Latin diffractus, past participle of… …
58dif|fran|gi|bil|i|ty — «dih FRAN juh BIHL uh tee», noun. 1. quality of being diffrangible. 2. the degree of diffraction …
59dif|fuse-po|rous — «dih FYOOS PR uhs, POHR », adjective. having pores uniform in size and distribution, unchanging in spring and summer, and unable to be seen by the naked eye, such as the wood of the maple, birch, and cherry …
60dif|fus|ed|ly — «dih FYOO zihd lee», adverb. in a diffused manner …
