The meaning of REFRACT is to subject (something, such as a ray of light) to refraction. How to use refract in a sentence.

How much a wave is refracted is determined by the change in wave speed and the initial direction of wave propagation relative to the direction of change in speed. Optical prisms and lenses use …

Light from outer space enters each of the four mirrors and is refracted through a series of underground tubes.

Dec 26, 2025 · Refraction, in physics, the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed. For example, the electromagnetic waves constituting light …

1. To deflect (light, for example) from a straight path by refraction. 2. To alter by viewing through a medium: "In the Quartet reality is refracted through a variety of eyes" (Elizabeth Kastor). 3. Medicine …

Things that refract light — like lenses and prisms — bend it. If you've looked through a water droplet on a car windshield, you've seen water refract light. You're most likely to come across the verb refract …

Definition of refract verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.