refract
Verb
Of a medium, substance, object, etc.: to deflect the course of (light rays), esp. when they enter the medium, etc., at an oblique angle; to cause refraction of (light, other electromagnetic radiation, or sound or other wave phenomena).
Usage- Transitive
To mediate; to alter; to distort.
Usage- Figurative
- Transitive
To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
Usage- Transitive
To measure, and often also to correct with lenses, the refractive error of (an eye) or the eyes of (a person).
Usage- Transitive
- Examples
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A prism can refract light.
Verb
subject to refraction
- Broader terms
- Examples
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refract a light beam
determine the refracting power of (a lens)
Word forms
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