refract

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

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• Rhymes: -ækt

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

1. (intransitive, of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium
2. (transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.

   A prism can refract light.

• refracting
• refracting telescope

• reflect

• crafter, recraft