The neutrons are scattered or diffracted by the atoms just as X rays are (Science News Letter).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dif·fract — … Useful english dictionary
dif — ac·i·dif·er·ous; di·a·mon·dif·er·ous; dif·fa; dif·far·re·a·tion; dif·fer·en·cy; dif·fer·en·tia; dif·fer·en·tia·bil·i·ty; dif·fer·en·tia·ble; dif·fer·en·tial·ly; dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion; dif·fer·en·ti·a·tor; dif·fer·ent·ly; dif·fer·ent·ness;… … English syllables
fract — con·gel·i·fract; dif·fract; fract·ed; in·fract; in·fract·ible; re·fract·ed; re·fract; … English syllables
diffract — dif·fract … English syllables
diffract — dif·fract dif rakt vt to cause to undergo diffraction … Medical dictionary
diffract — dif•fract [[t]dɪˈfrækt[/t]] v. t. phs to break up or bend by diffraction • Etymology: 1795–1805 dif•frac′tive, adj … From formal English to slang
diffract — dif|fract [dıˈfrækt] v [T] technical to bend light or sound waves as they pass around something or through a hole →↑refract >diffraction [dıˈfrækʃən] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Diffract — Dif*fract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diffracting}.] [L. diffractus, p. p. of diffringere to break in pieces; dif = dis + frangere to break. See {Fracture}.] To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diffracted — Diffract Dif*fract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diffracting}.] [L. diffractus, p. p. of diffringere to break in pieces; dif = dis + frangere to break. See {Fracture}.] To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diffracting — Diffract Dif*fract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diffracting}.] [L. diffractus, p. p. of diffringere to break in pieces; dif = dis + frangere to break. See {Fracture}.] To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
