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Webster 1913 Edition
Refracted
Re-fract′ed
,Adj.
1.
(Bot. & Zool.)
Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken;
as, a
. refracted
stem or leaf2.
Turned from a direct course by refraction;
as,
. refracted
rays of lightWebster 1828 Edition
Refracted
REFRACT'ED
,pp.
1.
Turned from a direct course, as rays of light.2.
a. In botany, bent back at an acute angle; as a refracted corol.