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Refract

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

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📖 Definitions of "Refract"

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

    "A prism can refract light."

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