refract

== English == === Etymology === From Latin refrāctum, neuter form of refrāctus, the past participle of refringō, itself from re- (“again”) + frangō (“to break”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ækt === Verb === refract (third-person singular simple present refracts, present participle refracting, simple past and past participle refracted) (transitive, physics) Of a medium, substance, object, etc.: to deflect the course of (light rays), esp. when they enter the medium, etc., at an oblique angle; to cause refraction of (light, other electromagnetic radiation, or sound or other wave phenomena). (transitive, figurative) To mediate; to alter; to distort. (transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium. (transitive, ophthalmology) To measure, and often also to correct with lenses, the refractive error of (an eye) or the eyes of (a person). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === reflect === Anagrams === crafter, recraft