refract /re·fract/ (re-frakt´)
1. to cause to deviate.
2. to ascertain errors of ocular refraction.
re·fract (r -fr kt )v. 1. To deflect something, especially light, from a straight path by refraction. 2. To determine the refraction of an eye or a lens. |
refract
1. To bend a ray of light when it passes through a surface separating media of different refractive indices.
2. To measure the refractive state of the eye.
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