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It means that light changes its direction when it passes from one medium to another - for example, from air to water.
Flavio Mitchell
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∙ 10y agoRefract is a verb that means to make light change direction when entering through glass, water or even air at an angle. Refract derives from the Latin words "re" meaning back and "frangere" meaning to break.
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Does a laser light refract or bend?
Refract
Does water refract light?
Yes, it does refract light.
Can opaque substances refract light?
No, opaque substances can NOT refract light. It is impossible to refract light if it is blocking it's path.
What can be used to refract white light?
a prism can be used to refract wight light
What is is the noun for refract?
The noun forms of the verb to refract are refractor, refraction, and the gerund, refracting.
Why does a swimming pool look not as deep as it actually is?
The rays of light refract from water to the air so they refract away from the normal and this means that the bottom of the pool seems less deep than it is.
Does a pool of water reflect or refract?
refract
Do achromatic lens refract of reflect?
Refract
Does a laser light refract or bend?
Refract
Does water refract light?
Yes, it does refract light.
Can opaque substances refract light?
No, opaque substances can NOT refract light. It is impossible to refract light if it is blocking it's path.
What can be used to refract white light?
a prism can be used to refract wight light
How do binoculars refract liht?
The lenses in binoculars do -- that's how focusng works.
What is is the noun for refract?
The noun forms of the verb to refract are refractor, refraction, and the gerund, refracting.
Does yellow refract more than orange?
Yes yellow does refract more than orange.
What causes light rays to refract?
light travels in straight path and when speed of medium in which light travels change then it refract due to change in speed light rays bend and refract
What is the noun form refract?
The noun form for the verb refract is refractedness. Another noun form is refraction.
