diffrangibleadj.

Brit.

/dɪˈfran(d)ʒᵻbl/, U.S.

/dɪˈfrændʒəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin diffrangere , diffringere , -ible suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin diffrangere, variant of diffringere (see diffract v.) + -ible suffix, after frangible adj.

Science. Now rare.

Of light or other waves: that can be diffracted; susceptible to diffraction.

ΚΠ

1831 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 20 356 The rays of the different colors are, therefore, all equally diffrangible.

1896 Abstr. Physical Papers (Physical Soc.) 2 272 Röntgen rays were diffrangible and of wave-length greater than those of light-rays.

1939 K. K. Darrow Introd. Contemp. Physics (ed. 2) xviii. 623 Gamma-rays are mostly too short-waved to be diffrangible by crystals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diffrangible
释义	diffrangibleadj. Brit. /dɪˈfran(d)ʒᵻbl/, U.S. /dɪˈfrændʒəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin diffrangere , diffringere , -ible suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin diffrangere, variant of diffringere (see diffract v.) + -ible suffix, after frangible adj. Science. Now rare. Of light or other waves: that can be diffracted; susceptible to diffraction. ΚΠ 1831 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 20 356 The rays of the different colors are, therefore, all equally diffrangible. 1896 Abstr. Physical Papers (Physical Soc.) 2 272 Röntgen rays were diffrangible and of wave-length greater than those of light-rays. 1939 K. K. Darrow Introd. Contemp. Physics (ed. 2) xviii. 623 Gamma-rays are mostly too short-waved to be diffrangible by crystals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1831
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