REFRACT


Meaning of REFRACT in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.