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refract |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Refract \Re*fract"\ (r?*fr$kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refracted}; p. pr & vb n. {Refracting}.] [L. refractus p. p. of refringere pref. re- re- + frangere to break: cf F. r['e]fracter. SEe {FRacture}, and cf {Refrain}, n.] 1. To bend sharply and abruptly back to break off 2. To break the natural course of as rays of light orr heat, when passing from one transparent medium to another of different density; to cause to deviate from a direct course by an action distinct from reflection; as a dense medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from a rare medium. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: refract v 1: subject to refraction, as of a light beam 2: determine the refracting power of (a lens)
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