01 a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium.
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Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium.
Phrases & compounds
Refracting angle of a prism —
the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the decomposition of light.
Refracting telescope —
See under Telescope.