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refract
transitive verb
- to cause (a ray or wave of light, heat, or sound) to undergo refraction
- Optics to measure the degree of refraction of (an eye or lens)
Related Forms:
- refractive adjective
- refractively adverb
- refractivity noun or refractiveness
See refract in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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