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refracting
re·fract R0118200 (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.]refracting (rɪˈfræktɪŋ) adj1. (General Physics) undergoing or causing refraction2. (General Physics) the change in direction of a propagating wave, such as light or soundTranslations EncyclopediaSeerefractionMedicalSeerefract |