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Refract

REFRACT', v.t. [L. refractus, refringo; re and frango, to break.] To break the natural course of the rays of light; to cause to deviate from a direct course. A dense medium refracts the rays of light, as they...

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REFRACT', v.t. [L. refractus, refringo; re and frango, to break.]

To break the natural course of the rays of light; to cause to deviate from a direct course. A dense medium refracts the rays of light, as they pass into it from a rare medium.

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