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  1. 1. n. To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. subject to refraction Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. determine the refracting power of (a lens) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. v:100 v. subject to refraction v. determine the refracting power of (a lens) Source: ecdict

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