Associations to the word «Refract»

Wiktionary

REFRACT, verb. (intransitive) (of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium
REFRACT, verb. (transitive) (optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.

Dictionary definition

REFRACT, verb. Subject to refraction; "refract a light beam".
REFRACT, verb. Determine the refracting power of (a lens).

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.