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re·fract
(rĭ-frăkt′)tr.v. re·fract·ed, re·fract·ing, re·fracts
1. To deflect (light, for example) from a straight path by refraction.
2. To alter by viewing through a medium: "In the Quartet reality is refracted through a variety of eyes" (Elizabeth Kastor).
3. Medicine To determine the refraction of (an eye, for example).
[Latin refringere, refrāct-, to break up : re-, re- + frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]
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refract
(rɪˈfrækt)vb (tr)
1. (General Physics) to cause to undergo refraction
2. (General Physics) to measure the refractive capabilities of (the eye, a lens, etc)
[C17: from Latin refractus broken up, from refringere, from re- + frangere to break]
reˈfractable adj
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re•fract
(rɪˈfrækt)v.t.
1. to subject to refraction.
2. to determine the refractive condition of (an eye).
[1605–15; < Latin refrāctus, past participle of refringere to break, force back =re- re- + -fringere, comb. form of frangere to break]
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refract
Past participle: refracted
Gerund: refracting
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| Verb | 1. | refract - subject to refraction; "refract a light beam" optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation" |
| 2. | refract - determine the refracting power of (a lens) |
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refract
vt → brechen
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re·fract
v. refractar, desviar.
1. cambiar una dirección tal como la de un rayo de luz al pasar de un medio a otro de diferente densidad;
2. rectificar anormalidades de refracción en el ojo y corregirlas.
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