refracted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb subject to refraction
    refract.
    • refract a light beam
  2. verb determine the refracting power of (a lens)
    refract.

WordNet


Re*fract"ed adjective
Definitions
  1. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf.
  2. Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted rays of light.

Webster 1913