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refracting

UK
/rɪˈfræktɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈfræktɪŋ/

Translations

refractingnoun
UK
/rɪˈfræktɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈfræktɪŋ/
Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun for the process of refraction.
Synonyms
refractive effect
refraction process
refractive bending
deviation
deflection
bending
refraction
refractinggerund / present participle
UK
/rɪˈfræktɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈfræktɪŋ/
More precise tagging: present-participle adjective derived from the verb "refract".
The refracting lens focuses the light onto the sensor.
Преломляющий объектив фокусирует свет на датчике.
Synonyms
deflecting
bending
deviating
dispersing
splitting
refractverb

refracting

Gerund

refracted
Past Simple
refracted
Past Participle
refracting
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈfrækt/
US
/rɪˈfrækt/
Light refracts as it moves from air into water.
Свет преломляется, переходя из воздуха в воду.
The glass prism can refract light into a spectrum of colors.
Стеклянная призма может преломлять свет в спектр цветов.
Additional translations
искажатьперен.; о свете, изображении
рефрактироватьофтальм.
Synonyms
scatter
diverge
bend
deflect
distort
Antonyms
reflect
straighten

Definitions

refractingnoun
The act or process of bending or altering the direction of light or other waves as they pass through a medium.
The refracting of sunlight in the atmosphere creates dazzling mirages on hot roads.
refractinggerund / present participle
Capable of bending or altering the direction of light or other waves as they pass through a medium; having the property of refracting.
A refracting telescope uses lenses rather than mirrors to gather and focus light.
refractverb
To change the direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, as it passes obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
The glass prism refracts the light, creating a spectrum of colors.
To alter or distort as if by refraction.
The atmosphere refracts the light of the setting sun, making it appear larger on the horizon.
(intransitive) (of light or other waves) To undergo refraction when passing from one medium to another.
Light refracts as it moves from air into water.
(ophthalmology) To determine the refractive error of (a person's eyes) in order to prescribe corrective lenses.
The optometrist refracted the patient to find the proper prescription.
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