'Refract' definitions:
Definition of 'refract'
(from WordNet)
verb
Subject to refraction; "refract a light beam"
verb
Determine the refracting power of (a lens)
Definition of 'Refract'
From: GCIDE
- Refract \Re*fract"\ (r?*fr$kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Refracting.] [L. refractus, p. p. of refringere; pref. re- re- + frangere to break: cf. F. r['e]fracter. SEe FRacture, and cf. Refrain, n.]
- 1. To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'refract'
From: Moby Thesaurus
Words containing 'Refract'
- Refractable,
- Refracted,
- Refracting,
- Refraction,
- Refractive,
- Refractiveness,
- refractivity,
- Angle of refraction,
- Conical refraction,
- Differential refraction,
- Double refraction,
- Index of refraction,
- Plane of refraction,
- Refracted vision,
- Refracting telescope,
- Refraction circle,
- Refraction of latitude,
- Refractive index,
- Terrestrial refraction,
- Absolute refractive index,
- Double refraction micrometer,
- Refracting angle of a prism,
- Relative refractive index