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- [ri-frakt]
- /rɪˈfrækt/
- /rɪˈfrækt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-frakt]
- /rɪˈfrækt/
Definitions of refract word
- verb with object refract to subject to refraction. 1
- verb with object refract to determine the refractive condition of (an eye). 1
- transitive verb refract deflect: light rays 1
- verb refract When a ray of light or a sound wave refracts or is refracted, the path it follows bends at a particular point, for example when it enters water or glass. 0
- verb refract to cause to undergo refraction 0
- verb refract to measure the refractive capabilities of (the eye, a lens, etc) 0
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Origin of refract
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin refrāctus, past participle of refringere to break, force back, equivalent to re- re- + frac- (variant stem of frangere to break) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Refract
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
refract popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
refract usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for refract
verb refract
- deflect — If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
- detour — If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do on the way.
Top questions with refract
- what does refract mean?
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- why does light refract in water?
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- how do prisms refract light?
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- when does light refract?
- how to refract?
- how does a convex lens refract light?
- why does water refract light?
- how does water refract light?
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- how to refract in plus cylinder?
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