refract

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re·fract /rɪˈfrækt/ verb [transitive]  technicalHP if glass or water refracts light, the light changes direction when it passes through the glass or water 使〔光〕折射 —refraction /rɪˈfrækʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

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refract• More light is refracted below the surface, and algae, especially diatoms. rapidly become plentiful.• Metal refracts it while organic material absorbs it. 3.• Like light, seismic waves can reflect and refract off a surface.• Precision-cut, liberated from the leadline, the mosaic edges refract the light in scintillating, unpredictable ways.• We drove through undulating farmland and it was as if the light were refracted through amethyst.• Light is refracted through each column.Origin refract (1600-1700) Latin past participle of refringere “to break open”, from frangere “to break”

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refract
re‧fract /rɪˈfrækt/ verb [transitive]technical if glass or water refracts light, the light changes direction when it passes through the glass or water
—refraction /rɪˈfrækʃən/ noun [uncountable]

re·fractBrE /rɪˈfrækt/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈfrækt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they refract BrE /rɪˈfrækt/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈfrækt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it refracts BrE /rɪˈfrækts/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈfrækts/ 🔊past simple refracted BrE /rɪˈfræktɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈfræktɪd/ 🔊past participle refracted BrE /rɪˈfræktɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈfræktɪd/ 🔊 -ing form refracting BrE /rɪˈfræktɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /rɪˈfræktɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (physics 物理) (of water, air, glass, etc. 水、空气、玻璃等) to make waves, such as those of light, sound or energy, change direction when they go through at an angle 使（光波、声波、能量波等）折射；使产生折射◆Light is refracted when passed through a prism. 光通过棱镜时产生折射。🔊🔊▸ re·frac·tion BrE /rɪˈfrækʃn/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈfrækʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]