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Definition of Refract
1. Verb. Subject to refraction. "Refract a light beam"
Category relationships: Optics
Generic synonyms: Subject
Derivative terms: Refraction, Refractive, Refractive
Generic synonyms: Subject
Derivative terms: Refraction, Refractive, Refractive
2. Verb. Determine the refracting power of (a lens).
Definition of Refract
1. v. t. To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.
Definition of Refract
1. to deflect in a particular manner, as a ray of light [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Refract
1. 1. To change the direction of a ray of light. 2. To detect an error of refraction and to correct it by means of lenses. Origin: L. Refringo, pp. -fractus, to break up (05 Mar 2000)
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