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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
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.
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Translations
to cause to change direction
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