refract

Significat (Anglès)

1. (transitive) Of a medium, substance, object, etc.: to deflect the course of (light rays), esp. when they enter the medium, etc., at an oblique angle; to cause refraction of (light, other electromagnetic radiation, or sound or other wave phenomena).
2. (figuratively, transitive) To mediate; to alter; to distort.
3. (transitive) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
4. (transitive) To measure, and often also to correct with lenses, the refractive error of (an eye) or the eyes of (a person).

Conceptes

refractar

Sinònims

bend

diffract

dioptric

have down

interception

master

reflect

refraction

swerve

put about

refringence

Traduccions

rifrangere

breken

refractar

brechen

διαθλώ

rifrangersi

réfracter

kırmak

kırıp yansıtmak

ablenken

μεταστρέφω

infléchir

refranga

apartar

kırılmak

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin refrāctum, neuter form of refrāctus, the past participle of refringō, itself from re- (“again”) + frangō (“I break”).