refracted — past tense of refract; bent or deflected light, sound, or other waves when passing through different mediums
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: past tense of refract; bent or deflected light, sound, or other waves when passing through different mediums
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈfræktɪd/
Korean meaning: 굴절시키다의 과거형; 빛, 소리 등이 다른 매질을 통과할 때 구부러지거나 꺾이다
Korean pronunciation: 리**프랙**티드
Example Sentences
- The straw in my drink looked broken because the light was refracted by the water.
- My legs looked hilariously short when refracted through the swimming pool water.
- The rainbow appeared when sunlight was refracted through the rain droplets.
refracted
VERB//rɪˈfræktɪd//
past tense of refract; bent or deflected light, sound, or other waves when passing through different mediums
Sunlight is refracted through a glass prism into rainbow colors
Ray gets fractured through glass - refracted into rainbow colors!
Light refracted reveals colors extracted from what was once contracted!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin refractus, the past participle of refringere meaning 'to break back' or 'break open.' The concept evolved from literally breaking something back to describing how light 'breaks' or bends when passing through different materials.
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📝Examples
“The straw in my drink looked broken because the light was refracted by the water.”
“My legs looked hilariously short when refracted through the swimming pool water.”
“The rainbow appeared when sunlight was refracted through the rain droplets.”
“The fish seemed closer than it actually was because light refracted in the aquarium.”
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