refract

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English

Etymology

From Latin refrāctum, neuter form of refrāctus, the past participle of refringō, itself from re- (“again”) + frangō (“I break”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ækt

Verb

refract (third-person singular simple present refracts, present participle refracting, simple past and past participle refracted)

  1. (intransitive, of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium
  2. (transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
    A prism can refract light.

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Translations

to refract — see disperse
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