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Refracting \Re*fract"ing\, a.
Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium.
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{Refracting angle of a prism} (Opt.), the angle of a
triangular prism included between the two sides through
which the refracted beam passes in the decomposition of
light.

{Refracting telescope}. (Opt.) See under {Telescope}.
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Refract \Re*fract"\ (r?*fr$kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Refracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Refracting}.] [L. refractus, p.
p. of refringere; pref. re- re- frangere to break: cf. F.
r['e]fracter. SEe {FRacture}, and cf. {Refrain}, n.]
1. To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.
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2. To break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat,
when passing from one transparent medium to another of
different density; to cause to deviate from a direct
course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense
medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from
a rare medium.
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