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refracts

/rɪˈfrækt͡s/ /riˈfrækt͡s/

Meanings
verb
(of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium

Examples :

"Sunlight refracts as it enters a raindrop, creating a rainbow. "
physics science energy

Related Words

Illustration creating

creating verb

/kɹiːˈeɪtɪŋ/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

Illustration different

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

The different ideal.

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

Illustration change

change noun

/tʃeɪndʒ/

The process of becoming different.

"The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it."

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration refract

refract verb

/rɪˈfrækt/ /ˈriːfrækt/

(of light) To change direction as a result of entering a different medium

"The straw appears bent because light refracts as it enters the water in the glass. "

Illustration medium

medium noun

/ˈmiːdɪəm/

(plural media or mediums) The chemistry of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.

"The medium for the experiment was a special liquid solvent. "

Illustration result

result noun

/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.

"the result of a course of action;  the result of a mathematical operation"

Illustration raindrop

raindrop noun

/ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/ /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/

A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

"The raindrop splashed on the windowpane, making a tiny sound. "

Illustration rainbow

rainbow noun

/ˈɹeɪnbəʊ/ /ˈɹeɪmboʊ/

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

"After the rain stopped, a beautiful rainbow arched across the sky. "

Illustration entering

entering verb

/ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/

To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.

"You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked."

Illustration enters

enters noun

/ˈɛntəz/ /ˈɛntɚz/

The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.

"My dad pressed the Enter key to submit his online work report. "

Illustration sunlight

sunlight noun

/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

"Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D."