Look up: refract

1. refract
   [v] - subject to refraction, as of a light beam 2. [v] - determine the refracting power of (a lens)
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2. Refract
   Refract: In ophthalmology, to determine the bending of light that takes place within the human eye. Refractive errors include nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. Lenses can be used to control the amount of refraction, correcting those errors.
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3. refract
   ray that is refracted from the core into the cladding Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a wave which occurs when an ultrasonic beam passes obliquely from one medium to another each medium being characterised by different velocities Category: Physics
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4. Refract
   Re·fract' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Refracted ; present participle & verbal noun Refracting .] [ Latin refractus , past participle of refringere ; prefix...
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5. refract
   1. To change the direction of a ray of light. ... 2. To detect an error of refraction and to correct it by means of lenses. ... Origin: L. Refringo, pp. -fractus, to break up ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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6. refract
   (re-frakt´) to cause to deviate. to ascertain errors of ocular refraction.
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7. Refract
   • (n.) To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off. • (n.) 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 me...
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8. refract
   Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-frakt′ Definitions: 1. To change the direction of a ray of light. 2. To detect an error of refraction and to correct it by means of lenses.
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9. Refract
   To bend or change direction due to an acoustic impedance contrast.
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