How Do You Spell REFRACT?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪfɹˈakt] (IPA)

The word "refract" is spelled with the /riːˈfrækt/ phonetic transcription. This means that the first syllable is pronounced as "ree" with a long "e" sound, and the second syllable is "fract" with a short "a" sound. The letter "c" in "fract" is followed by the letter "t," which creates a final consonant cluster. The word means to bend or deviate from a straight path, especially when light passes through different materials. Correctly spelling "refract" is important in scientific and optical contexts.

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REFRACT Meaning and Definition

  1. Refract is a verb that refers to the bending or changing of direction that occurs when light waves or other forms of energy pass through a transparent medium such as water, glass, or air. When light enters a different medium, it changes speed and direction, causing it to bend. This bending is known as refraction.

    The phenomenon of refraction occurs due to the change in velocity of light as it moves from one medium to another, causing a change in its wavelength and angle of incidence. The amount and angle of refraction depend on the properties of the mediums involved, including their density and optical characteristics.

    Refract is commonly observed when light passes through a lens, causing the light rays to converge or diverge, thereby forming an image. It is also responsible for the splitting of white light into its constituent colors when it passes through a prism.

    In addition to light, refraction can also occur with other forms of waves, such as sound waves or ocean waves, as they pass from one medium to another. The bending of sound waves in a different medium affects the perception of sound, leading to phenomena like echoes and sound carrying over obstacles.

    Overall, refract describes the process of the directional change that occurs when energy or waves travel from one transparent medium to another, influencing properties like the speed, wavelength, and angle of the waves.

  2. • Refractive.
    • 1. To deflect a ray of light. 2. To detect an error of refraction in the media of the eye and to correct it by means of glasses.

    A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

  3. To break, as the natural course of the rays of light; to cause to deviate from a direct line, as rays of light.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of REFRACT

The word "refract" originated from the Latin word "refractus", which is the past participle of the verb "refringere". "Refringere" is derived from the combination of the prefix "re-" (meaning "back" or "again") and the verb "frangere" (meaning "to break" or "to shatter"). Thus, the literal meaning of "refract" in Latin is "to break back" or "to bend back". Over time, this term evolved into its current usage to specifically describe the bending or alteration of the path of light as it passes through a medium.

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Conjugate verb Refract

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have refracted
you would have refracted
he/she/it would have refracted
we would have refracted
they would have refracted
I would have refract
you would have refract
he/she/it would have refract
we would have refract
they would have refract

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been refracting
you would have been refracting
he/she/it would have been refracting
we would have been refracting
they would have been refracting

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would refract
you would refract
he/she/it would refract
we would refract
they would refract

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be refracting
you would be refracting
he/she/it would be refracting
we would be refracting
they would be refracting

FUTURE

I will refract
you will refract
he/she/it will refract
we will refract
they will refract

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be refracting
you will be refracting
he/she/it will be refracting
we will be refracting
they will be refracting

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have refracted
you will have refracted
he/she/it will have refracted
we will have refracted
they will have refracted

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been refracting
you will have been refracting
he/she/it will have been refracting
we will have been refracting
they will have been refracting

IMPERATIVE

you refract
we let´s refract

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to refract

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was refracting
you were refracting
he/she/it was refracting
we were refracting
they were refracting

PAST PARTICIPLE

refracted

PAST PERFECT

I had refracted
you had refracted
he/she/it had refracted
we had refracted
they had refracted

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been refracting
you had been refracting
he/she/it had been refracting
we had been refracting
they had been refracting

PRESENT

I refract
you refract
he/she/it refracts
we refract
they refract

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am refracting
you are refracting
he/she/it is refracting
we are refracting
they are refracting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

refracting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have refracted
you have refracted
he/she/it has refracted
we have refracted
they have refracted

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been refracting
you have been refracting
he/she/it has been refracting
we have been refracting
they have been refracting

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it refract

SIMPLE PAST

I refracted
you refracted
he/she/it refracted
we refracted
they refracted

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