| 单词 | refract |
| 释义 | refract (rɪfrækt ) Word forms: refracts , refracting , refracted verb When a ray of light or a sound wave refracts or is refracted, the path it follows bends at a particular point, for example when it enters water or glass. As we age, the lenses of the eyes thicken, and thus refract light differently. [VERB noun] ...surfaces that cause the light to reflect and refract. [VERB] refraction (rɪfrækʃən ) uncountable noun ...the refraction of the light on the dancing waves. [+ of] Collocations: refract light The gel uses sea pearls to refract light, almost like having lots of tiny mirrors on the skin. Times, Sunday Times And when it was analysed conservators found that it was not a surface designed to refract light at all - it was soap. Times, Sunday Times His crystal body acts as a prism that can refract light and energy beams. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These shapes, like a prism, can refract light in specific directions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, all these disturbances refract light rays, so they can cast shadows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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