Definition
To deflect light or other radiation when it passes from one medium to another at an angle.
Etymology
From Latin 'refringere' (break open), from 're-' (back) + 'frangere' (to break). Entered English in the 17th century.
Translations
ARالعربية
ينكسر
yan-ka-sir
BGБългарски
пречупвам
pre-chup-VAM
BNবাংলা
প্রতিসরণ
pro-ti-sho-ron
CACatalà
refractar
re-frak-TAR
DEDeutsch
brechen
BRE-khen
ELΕλληνικά
διαθλώ
di-a-THLO
ESEspañol
refractar
re-frak-TAR
EUEuskara
errefraktatu
e-rre-frak-TA-tu
FAفارسی
شکست نور
she-kast-e noor
FRFrançais
réfracter
re-frak-TE
GLGalego
refractar
re-frak-TAR
HIहिन्दी
अपवर्तन करना
ap-var-tan kar-na
HRHrvatski
lomiti
LO-mi-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
membiaskan
mem-bi-AS-kan
ITItaliano
rifrangere
ri-fran-JE-re
JA日本語
屈折させる
kussetsu sa-seru
KO한국어
굴절시키다
gul-jeol-shi-ki-da
LTLietuvių
laužyti
lau-ZHY-ti
MNМонгол
хугалах
khugalakh
MSBahasa Melayu
membiasakan
mem-bi-a-SA-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အလင်းကွေ့သည်
a-lin-kwe-thi
NLNederlands
breken
BRE-ken
PLPolski
załamywać
za-wa-MY-vach
PTPortuguês
refratar
re-fra-TAR
RORomână
refracta
re-frak-TA
RUРусский
преломлять
pre-lo-MLYAT
SKSlovenčina
lomiť
LO-mit
SLSlovenščina
lomiti
LO-mi-ti
SWKiswahili
kataza
ka-TA-za
TAதமிழ்
ஒளிவிலகல்
o-li-vi-la-kal
TEతెలుగు
వక్రీభవనం
vak-ree-bha-va-nam
UKУкраїнська
заломлювати
za-lom-lyu-VA-ty
VITiếng Việt
khúc xạ
khuc xa