refract
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verb (used with object)
1.
to subject to refraction.
2.
to determine the refractive condition of (an eye).
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin refrāctus, past participle of refringere to break, force back, equivalent to re- re- + frac- (variant stem of frangere to break) + -tus past participle suffix
1605–15; < Latin refrāctus, past participle of refringere to break, force back, equivalent to re- re- + frac- (variant stem of frangere to break) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
re·fract·a·ble, adjective
re·fract·ed·ly, adverb
re·fract·ed·ness, noun
non·re·fract·ing, adjective
un·re·fract·ed, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to cause to undergo refraction |
| 2. | to measure the refractive capabilities of (the eye, a lens, etc) |
| [C17: from Latin refractus broken up, from refringere, from | |
| re'fractable | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
refract re·fract (rĭ-frākt')
v. re·fract·ed, re·fract·ing, re·fracts
To deflect something, especially light, from a straight path by refraction.
To determine the refraction of an eye or a lens.
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Example sentences
There was no one to reflect back a self-image of the explorer or serve as a prism to refract visions of the future.
Experiment how light, vibration, and magnets refract against it.
The roof features giant domelike panels to break and refract light into the fourth-floor galleries.
Nor would a prism refract the rays the way a prism would have bent visible light.
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