refract

rɪˈfrækt

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Definition of refract - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

light

tr./intr.

TECH.

change direction when entering a different medium

tr./intr.

TECH.

Light refracts when it passes through water.

bend

deflect

divert

measurement

tr.

TECH.

measure the refractive power of a lens or eye

tr.

TECH.

The optometrist refracted the patient's eyes for a prescription.

assess

gauge

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Origin of refract

Latin, refractus (broken up)

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prism

optics

transparent object used to refract or reflect light

Examples of refract in a sentence

As the beam enters the glass, it refracts sharply.
The technician refracted the lens to ensure clarity.
He refracted the light through the prism for analysis.

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French:se réfracter, réfracter, ...
German:brechen, vermessen, ...
Italian:rifrangere, misurare la rifrazione, ...
Spanish:refractar, medir la refracción, ...
Portuguese:refratar, medir a refração, ...
Chinese:折射, 验光, ...
Japanese:屈折する, 屈折検査する, ...
Arabic:انْكَسَرَ, قاسَى الانكِسار, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשָּׁבֵר, לִמְדוֹד שְׁבִירָה, ...
Russian:преломляться, измерять преломление, ...
Ukrainian:заломлюватися, вимірювати, ...
Hindi:अपवर्तित होना, मापना, ...
Bengali:দিক পরিবর্তন করা, পরিমাপ করা, ...
Catalan:refractar, mesurar la refracció, ...
Czech:lámat se, refraktovat, ...
Danish:bryde, måle, ...
Dutch:breken, refracteren, ...
Greek:διαθλώ, μετρώ τη διάθλαση, ...
Hungarian:megtörni, refraktálni, ...
Khmer:បត់បែន, វាស់កម្រិតចំណាំងបែរពន្លឺ, ...
Korean:굴절하다, 굴절 측정하다, ...
Persian:شکست پیدا کرد, اندازه‌گیری کرد, ...
Polish:załamywać się, zmierzyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):refratar, medir a refração, ...
Romanian:a se refracta, a măsura refracția, ...
Swedish:bryta, refraktera, ...
Thai:หักเห, วัดกำลังการหักเห, ...
Turkish:kırılmak, kırılma testi yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:khúc xạ, đo khúc xạ, ...

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