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Definitions of refract in various dictionaries:
verb - subject to refraction
verb - determine the refracting power of (a lens)
To deflect (light, for example) from a straight path by refraction.
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| (of water, air, or glass) make (a ray of light) change direction when it enters at an angle. |
| subject to refraction |
| determine the refracting power of (a lens) |
| When water or glass, etc. refracts light or sound, etc., it causes it to change direction or to separate when it travels through it: |
| to change the direction of light, sound, heat, or other energy as it travels across or through something |
| To deflect (light, for example) from a straight path by refraction. |
| To alter by viewing through a medium: "In the Quartet reality is refracted through a variety of eyes ( Elizabeth Kastor). |
| Medicine To determine the refraction of (an eye, for example). |
| Refract description |
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| Refraction is the change in direction of wave propagation due to a change in its transmission medium.* The phenomenon is explained by the conservation of energy and the conservation of momentum. Owing to the change of medium, the phase velocity of the wave is changed but its frequency remains constant. This is most commonly observed when a wave passes from one medium to another at any angle other than 0° from the normal. Refraction of light is the most commonly observed phenomenon, but any type of wave can refract when it interacts with a medium, for example when sound waves pass from one medium into another or when water waves move into water of a different depth. Refraction follows Snell's law, which states that, for a given pair of media and a wave with a single frequency, the ratio of the sines of the angle of incidence 1 and angle of refraction 2 is equivalent to the ratio of phase velocities (v1 / v2) in the two media, or equivalently, to relative indices of refraction (n2 / n1) |