refract

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. 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). transitive
  2. To mediate; to alter; to distort. figuratively,transitive
  3. To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium. transitive
  4. To measure, and often also to correct with lenses, the refractive error of (an eye) or the eyes of (a person). transitive
    — A prism can refract light.

词形变化

refracts present,singular,third-person refracting participle,present refracted participle,past refracted past

词汇关系

衍生词
nonrefracting refractable refracting refracting telescope refractometer refractometric refractometry refractor unrefracting
相关词
refraction refractive refractory refrangible refringent reflect

词源

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