- 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Refract Source: opted
- 2. a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. Source: opted
- 3. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. Refracting angle of a prism (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the decomposition of light. -- Refracting telescope. (Opt.) See under Telescope. Source: webster
- 4. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium.Refracting angle of a prism (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prismincluded between the two sides through which the refracted beampasses in the decomposition of light.-- Refracting telescope. (Opt.) See under Telescope. Source: adambom
- 5. j:100 v subject to refraction v determine the refracting power of (a lens) Source: ecdict
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