refracted

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of bending or diverting light, sound, or other waves by passing them through a medium of different density or refractive index.

  - "The prism refracts light into its component colors."
  - "The lens refracts the light rays to form a clear image."

• Transitive verb

  Undergo refraction.

  - "Light refracts when it passes through a medium."
  - "The wave refracts as it enters the denser medium."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with refracted
defracted , refracted , projected

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Variants

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refract , refracted , refracting , refracts

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'refractus', meaning 'broken back' or 'bent back', due to the bending of light or waves.

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Trivia

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1. Refraction is the reason why a straw in a glass of water appears bent.

2. Refraction is the principle behind rainbows.

3. Refraction is also used in spectacles and contact lenses to correct vision problems.

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Related Concepts

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1. Refractive index: A measure of how much a medium bends or refracts light.

2. Total internal reflection: A phenomenon that occurs when light travels from a medium with a higher refractive index to a medium with a lower refractive index and is completely reflected back into the medium.

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Culture

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Refraction is a fundamental concept in physics and plays a significant role in various fields such as optics, astronomy, and acoustics. It has been extensively studied and used in various applications, including lenses, prisms, and mirrors.

How to Memorize "refracted"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a ray of light passing through a prism and bending as it refracts.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'refracted' with the concept of bending or diverting waves.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Refract means bend' to remember the meaning of the word.

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