refract
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re·fract
(rĭ-frăkt') 
tr.v., -fract·ed, -fract·ing, -fracts.
tr.v., -fract·ed, -fract·ing, -fracts.
- To deflect (light, for example) from a straight path by refraction.
- To alter by viewing through a medium: "In the Quartet reality is refracted through a variety of eyes" (Elizabeth Kastor).
- Medicine. To determine the refraction of (an eye, for example).
[Latin refringere, refrāct-, to break up : re-, re- + frangere, to break.]
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Refract
Nederlands (Dutch)
breken, vaststellen van brekingsvermogen (oog)
Français (French)
v. tr. - (Phys) réfracter
Deutsch (German)
v. - (Phys.) brechen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (οπτ.) διαθλώ/-ώμαι
Português (Portuguese)
v. - refratar
Русский (Russian)
преломлять лучи
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - refractar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - (fys) bryta ljus, (opt) mäta refraktionen
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使折射, 测定...的折射度
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使折射, 測定...的折射度
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يكسر شعاع الضوء, يحدد قوة الإنكسار في العدسه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - שבר (קרני אור)
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