refracting

/R AH0 F R AE1 K T IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    (of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium

  2. 2

    To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.

    “A prism can refract light.”

noun
  1. 1

    An act of refraction.

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