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refract

/rɪˈfrækt/verb

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(प्रकाश को) अपवर्तित करना, मोड़ना

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    [T] technical

    (of water, air, glass) to make light change direction when it passes through at an angle

    (प्रकाश को) अपवर्तित करना, मोड़ना

    • Light is refracted when it passes from air into water.
    • A prism refracts white light into the colours of the rainbow.

    Synonyms bend

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refraction nounrefractive adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

bend

?Which word?

Do not confuse refract (to bend light as it passes from one substance into another) and reflect (to send light back from a surface).

Refract (प्रकाश का एक माध्यम से दूसरे में जाते समय मुड़ना) और reflect (प्रकाश का किसी सतह से लौट आना) में भ्रमित न हों।