transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈfrakt ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Latin refractus, past participle of refringere to break open, break up, from re- + frangere to break — more at break
Date: 1612
1.
a. : to subject (as a ray of light) to refraction
b. : to alter or distort as if by refraction
to refract that familiar world through the mind and heart of a romantic…woman — Anton Myrer
2. : to determine the refracting power of