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Refracted
verb
Word Frequency:
0.6
Definitions
1.
verb
(of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium
2.
verb
To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
"A prism can refract light."
3.
adjective
Turned out of its straight course.
"a refracted a ray of light"
4.
adjective
Bent back at an acute angle.
Synonyms
averse
deflected
reverse
averted
retrofract
diverted
disentrained
retruse
reverberate
downturned
retropulsive
retrofire
Rhymes With
diffracted
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