Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refract

In a refractive manner / By means of refraction

Capable of being refracted.

The quality or condition of being refractive.

The quality or degree of being refractive.

plural of refractivity

plural of refracting

Relating to refraction.

(intransitive, of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium / (transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.

(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.