refract
verb /rɪˈfrækt/
/rɪˈfrækt/
(physics动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they refract | /rɪˈfrækt/ /rɪˈfrækt/ |
he / she / it refracts | /rɪˈfrækts/ /rɪˈfrækts/ |
past simple refracted | /rɪˈfræktɪd/ /rɪˈfræktɪd/ |
past participle refracted | /rɪˈfræktɪd/ /rɪˈfræktɪd/ |
-ing form refracting | /rɪˈfræktɪŋ/ /rɪˈfræktɪŋ/ |
- refract something (of water, air, glass, etc.
) to make waves, such as those of light, sound or energy, change direction when they go through at an angle水、空气、玻璃等 使(光波、声波、能量波等)折射;使产生折射 - Light is refracted when passed through a prism.
光通过棱镜时产生折射。
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin refract- ‘broken up’, from the verb refringere, from re- ‘back’ + frangere ‘to break’. - Light is refracted when passed through a prism.