refract

Speech parts

1. refract - Noun

2. refract - Verb

Meaning

To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.

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.

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Synonyms

arch bend camber turn warp flex digress break round wind angle circle curve breaking disorder
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Antonyms

last still remain continue focus maintain
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Hypernyms

find subject determine ascertain find out

Related terms

refraction refractive refractory refrangible refringent

Derivatives

refracted refracting

Anagrams

crafter recraft

Examples

I shall refract myself, yes, I shall no longer be known as the prism. Bruce Dickinson

refract a light beam Source: Internet

All other crystals are anisotropic: light passing through them is broken up into two plane polarized rays that travel at different speeds and refract at different angles. Source: Internet

A surface cannot, for instance, reflect 66% of an incoming light ray, and refract 50%, since the two would add up to be 116%. Source: Internet

Here, each ray was allowed to refract and reflect up to 9 times. Source: Internet

Separation occurs when the refractive index inside the prism varies with wavelength, so different wavelengths propagate at different speeds inside the prism, causing them to refract at different angles. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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