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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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refracting

(rɪˈfræktɪŋ)

adj

1. (General Physics) undergoing or causing refraction

2. (General Physics) the change in direction of a propagating wave, such as light or sound

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Translations

refracting

[rɪˈfræktɪŋ] ADJ refracting telescope → telescopio m de refracción, telescopio m refractor

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References in classic literature ?

In the atmosphere of the Easterly weather, as pellucid as a piece of crystal and refracting like a prism, we could see the appalling numbers of our helpless company, even to those who in more normal conditions would have remained invisible, sails down under the horizon.

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"My ambition is to have standalone refraction for our members and my Ophthalmic Public Health project is called, 'Refracting opticians: a public health problem or a public health solution," he added.