refract

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin refrāctum, neuter form of refrāctus, the past participle of refringō, itself from re- (“again”) + frangō (“I break”).

Pronunciation edit

Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ækt

Verb edit

refract (third-person singular simple present refracts, present participle refracting, simple past and past participle refracted)

(intransitive, of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium
(transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
A prism can refract light.

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Translations edit

to refract — see disperse

to change direction

Bulgarian: пречупвам се (prečupvam se)
Dutch: breken (nl)
Finnish: taittua
Ido: refraktar (io)
Italian: rifrangere (it)
Manx: aascellee
Maori: hakoko
Romanian: refracta (ro)
Russian: преломля́ться (ru) impf (prelomljátʹsja), преломи́ться (ru) pf (prelomítʹsja)
Spanish: refractar (es)
Ukrainian: заломлюватися (zalomljuvatysja)

to cause to change direction

Bulgarian: пречупвам (bg) (prečupvam)
Dutch: breken (nl)
Finnish: taittaa (fi)
French: réfracter (fr)
German: brechen (de)
Ido: refraktar (io)
Irish: athraon
Italian: rifrangersi
Manx: aascellee
Maori: whakahakoko
Romanian: refracta (ro)
Russian: преломля́ть (ru) impf (prelomljátʹ), преломи́ть (ru) pf (prelomítʹ)
Spanish: refractar (es)
Swedish: bryta (sv)
Ukrainian: заломлювати (zalomljuvaty)

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French: ^{(please verify)} réfracter (fr)
Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} refractar
Irish: ^{(please verify)} athraon

Anagrams edit

crafter, recraft