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Verb: refract  ri'frakt
  1. Subject to refraction
    "refract a light beam"
     
  2. Determine the refracting power of (a lens)

Derived forms: refracted, refracting, refracts

See also: refraction, refractive

Type of: ascertain, determine, find, find out, subject

Encyclopedia: Refract

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