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refract

[ri-frakt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to subject to refraction.

  2. to determine the refractive condition of (an eye).



refract

/ ɪˈڰæ /

verb

  1. to cause to undergo refraction

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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • refractable adjective
  • refractedly adverb
  • refractedness noun
  • nonrefracting adjective
  • unrefracted adjective
  • unrefracting adjective
  • ˈڰٲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of refract1

1605–15; < Latin ڰ峦ٳܲ, past participle of refringere to break, force back, equivalent to re- re- + frac- (variant stem of frangere to break ) + -tus past participle suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of refract1

C17: from Latin refractus broken up, from refringere , from re- + frangere to break
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These machines shoot UV light tens of thousands of times through drops of molten tin, which creates a plasma, and is then refracted through a series of specialised mirrors.

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So lifting, the dynamic of lifting through asking how do things feel, refracted into the rest of my life.

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Apparently, a lot of folks feel seeing people in the real world is too taxing, and it's easier to refract your urge for connection to an app that offers only an inch-deep simulacrum.

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Still, there’s also something kind of profound in contemplating 2000, even if it is refracted through this movie’s silly lens.

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The same physics that makes light refract into patterns on the bottom of a swimming pool or causes stars to twinkle in the night sky also causes DISS.

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Ref. Pres.refractile