Refracting
[rɪf'ræktɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refract
(a.) Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Deflecting, refractive.
Editor: Olaf
Examples
- Many familiar illustrations of lenses, or curved refracting surfaces, and their work, are known to all of us. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- What is known as the modern refracting telescope is based upon a different combination of lenses than that used by Galileo. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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