if a surface such as water or glass refracts light, light travels in a slightly different direction after it hits the surface, so that the surface appears to bend it
Synonyms and related words
What light can do
reflect
flood
fade
refract
verb transitive physics
US /rɪˈfrækt/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
refract
he/she/it
refracts
present participle
refracting
past tense
refracted
past participle
refracted
DEFINITIONS1
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if a surface such as water or glass refracts light, light travels in a slightly different direction after it hits the surface, so that the surface appears to bend it