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Refract logo #10101) Bend
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Refract logo #10101) Bend with a prism 2) Bend, to Bohr 3) Change direction 4) Change the direction of 5) Make rainbows 6) Send a different way 7) Subject 8) Subject to refraction 9) What lenses do 10) What prisms do
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Refract logo #21349To bend or change direction due to an acoustic impedance contrast.
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Refract logo #21002• (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 medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into i...
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refract logo #209731. 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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refract logo #21001(re-frakt´) to cause to deviate. to ascertain errors of ocular refraction.
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refract logo #22291 Bend.
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Refract logo #20972Re·fract' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Refracted ; present participle & verbal noun Refracting .] [ Latin refractus , past participle of refringere ; prefix re- re- + frangere to break: conf...
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refract logo #21219Type: 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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Refract logo #20909Refract: 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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refract logo #20400[v] - subject to refraction, as of a light beam 2. [v] - determine the refracting power of (a lens)
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refract logo #23665 subject to change in direction of a propagating wave
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