refract
verbEtymology
From Latin refrāctum, neuter form of refrāctus, the past participle of refringō, itself from re- (“again”) + frangō (“to break”).
- derived from refrāctum
Definitions
Of a medium, substance, object, etc.
Of a medium, substance, object, etc.: to deflect the course of (light rays), esp. when they enter the medium, etc., at an oblique angle; to cause refraction of (light, other electromagnetic radiation, or sound or other wave phenomena).
To mediate
To mediate; to alter; to distort.
To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
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To measure, and often also to correct with lenses, the refractive error of (an eye) or…
To measure, and often also to correct with lenses, the refractive error of (an eye) or the eyes of (a person).
- A prism can refract light.
The neighborhood
- neighborrefraction
- neighborrefractive
- neighborrefractory
- neighborrefrangible
- neighborrefringent
- neighborreflect
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at refract. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at refract. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at refract
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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