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refractto bend light, sound, or heat when it passes from one medium to another

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to bend light, sound, or heat when it passes from one medium to another

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈfrækt/

Korean meaning: 빛, 소리, 열이 한 매질에서 다른 매질로 지날 때 굴절시키다

Korean pronunciation: 리**프랙**트

Example Sentences

  • The physics teacher's thick glasses refracted light so much that his eyes looked like tiny dots to students
  • The diamond's ability to refract light beautifully makes it so valuable in jewelry
  • Swimming pools refract light, making it impossible to accurately judge depth from the surface

refract

VERB

//rɪˈfrækt//

to bend light, sound, or heat when it passes from one medium to another

refract concept
💡 Concept

to bend light, sound, or heat when it passes from one medium to another

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🎵 Rhyme

This simple act shows the fact: light will refract!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈfrækt/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈfrækt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootfract

Origin

라틴어에서 온 말로, '뒤로 부러뜨리다'는 의미에서 시작되어 빛이 '꺾여서' 방향을 바꾸는 현상을 설명하게 되었습니다

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The physics teacher's thick glasses refracted light so much that his eyes looked like tiny dots to students

The diamond's ability to refract light beautifully makes it so valuable in jewelry

Swimming pools refract light, making it impossible to accurately judge depth from the surface

😄 Fun example

My cat kept trying to catch the fish in the bowl, not realizing the water refracted their actual position

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

benddeflectdeviatedistort

Antonyms

reflectabsorb

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