| VERB | perception | refract | subject to refraction |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | refract | determine the refracting power of (a lens) |
| Meaning | subject to refraction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "refract a light beam" | |
| Category | optics | The branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |
| Broader | subject | Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to |
| Spanish | refractar | |
| Catalan | refractar | |
| Adjectives | refractive | of or relating to or capable of refraction |
| refractive | capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) | |
| Nouns | refraction | the change in direction of a propagating / propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another |
| Meaning | Determine the refracting power of (a lens) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | determine, find, find out, ascertain | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study |
| Adjectives | refractive | of or relating to or capable of refraction |
| refractive | capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) | |
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