refracted

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Simple past tense and past participle of refract
{a} in botany, bent back to an acute angle
Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted rays of light
past of refract
Bent backward angularly, as if half- broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf
refract
To change direction as a result of entering a different medium
refract
To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium

A prism can refract light.

refract
to bend or turn from a direct course
refract
{v} to break the course of rays
refract
To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off
refract
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 medium
refract
To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a diffrent medium
refract
Bend or slant rays of light
refract
To bend or change direction
refract
{f} cause energy or light waves to bend as they pass from one medium into a second medium in which the energy travels at a different speed
refract
determine the refracting power of (a lens)
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subject to refraction; "refract a light beam"
refract
To change direction
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When a ray of light or a sound wave refracts or is refracted, the path it follows bends at a particular point, for example when it enters water or glass. As we age the lenses of the eyes thicken, and thus refract light differently. surfaces that cause the light to reflect and refract. + refraction re·frac·tion the refraction of the light on the dancing waves. if glass or water refracts light, the light changes direction when it passes through the glass or water (past participle of refringere , from frangere )
refract
determine the refracting power of (a lens) subject to refraction; "refract a light beam
refract
To cause a change in direction of a ray of light so that it appears to bend
refract
When light bends at an interface between two transparent materials We find many things in our everyday experience refracting light: glass, water, air, plastic The illusion of a broken leg dangling in the pool is due to the refraction of light See also index of refraction
refracted

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    [ ri-'frakt ] (transitive verb.) 1612. Latin refractus, past participle of refringere to break open, break up, from re- + frangere to break; more at BREAK.
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