Refracted

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Refract \Re*fract"\ (r?*fr$kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Refracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Refracting}.] [L. refractus, p.
     p. of refringere; pref. re- re- + frangere to break: cf. F.
     r['e]fracter. SEe {FRacture}, and cf. {Refrain}, n.]
     1. To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.
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     2. To break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat,
        when passing from one transparent medium to another of
        different density; to cause to deviate from a direct
        course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense
        medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from
        a rare medium.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Refracted \Re*fract"ed\, a.
     1. (Bot. & Zool.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken;
        as, a refracted stem or leaf.
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     2. Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted
        rays of light.
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