refractverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈfrækt/us/rɪˈfrækt/specializedWhen water or glass, etc. refracts light or sound, etc., it causes it to change direction or to separate when it travels through it:
The glass prism refracted the white light into the colours of the rainbow.
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Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers
- chromatic aberration
- converging lens
- diffuse reflection
- dispersion
- electron microscope
- field glasses
- focus
- laser-guided
- magnification
- magnifier
- magnify
- magnifying glass
- microscopy
- optics
- power
- powerful
- reflective
- resolution
- slide
- transparency
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refractive
adjective uk/rɪˈfræk.tɪv/us/rɪˈfræk.tɪv/