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refract definition

re·fract (ri frakt′)

transitive verb

  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)

Etymology: < L refractus, pp. of refringere, to turn aside < re-, back + frangere, to break

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