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Dictionary Results for refracted:

1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Refracted \Re*fract"ed\, a.
   1. (Bot. & Zool.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken;
      as, a refracted stem or leaf.
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   2. Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted
      rays of light.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Refract \Re*fract"\ (r?*fr$kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Refracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Refracting.] [L. refractus, p.
   p. of refringere; pref. re- re- + frangere to break: cf. F.
   r['e]fracter. SEe FRacture, and cf. Refrain, n.]
   1. To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.
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   2. To break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat,
      when passing from one transparent medium to another of
      different density; to cause to deviate from a direct
      course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense
      medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from
      a rare medium.
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