REFRACT
refract
(verb) determine the refracting power of (a lens)
refract
(verb) subject to refraction; “refract a light beam”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
refract (third-person singular simple present refracts, present participle refracting, simple past and past participle refracted)
(intransitive, of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium
(transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
Anagrams
• crafter, recraft
Source: Wiktionary
Re*fract" (r*fr$kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refracted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Refracting.] Etym: [L. refractus, p. p. of refringere; pref. re- re-
+ frangere to break: cf. F. réfracter. SEe FRacture, and cf. Refrain,
n.]
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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition