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refract

Pronunciación: [rɪˈfrækt]

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Cómo usar refract en una oración: 2 significados y 6 ejemplos con audio.

Contexto: «science»

(verb) to change the direction of light when it passes through different materials. Imagine a straw in a glass of water; it looks bent. That's because the water makes the light change direction.

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The sun refracts through the glass prism and shows a rainbow on the wall.

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The light does not refract when it goes straight through the air without hitting anything.

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How does the light refract when it enters a swimming pool?

Contexto: «biology»

(verb) to change the path of waves, like sound or light, when they go through different substances. This is similar to how light goes from air to water.

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In a lab, scientists refract sound waves to study how they travel in different materials.

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The sound did not refract when it traveled in a straight line through the same material.

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Can you see how sound waves refract when they move from air to water?

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Pronunciación: [rɪˈfrækt]

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