refract

Definition of Refract in English :

1. refract

subject to refraction

Example Sentences:
'refract a light beam'

2. refract

determine the refracting power of (a lens)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Refract

verb (transitive)

1.

to cause to undergo refraction

2.

to measure the refractive capabilities of (the eye, a lens, etc)

verb transitive

1.

to cause (a ray or wave of light, heat, or sound) to undergo refraction

2. Optics

to measure the degree of refraction of (an eye or lens)

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).