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Webster 1913 Edition
Refract
Re-fract′
(r?-fr$kt′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Refracted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Refracting
.] 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 mediumWebster 1828 Edition
Refract
REFRACT'
,Verb.
T.
To break the natural course of the rays of light; to cause to deviate from a direct course. A dense medium refracts the rays of light, as they pass into it from a rare medium.
Definition 2024
refract
refract
English
Verb
refract (third-person singular simple present refracts, present participle refracting, simple past and past participle refracted)
- (intransitive, of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium
- (transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
- A prism can refract light.
Derived terms
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Translations
to change direction
to cause to change direction