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refracted ADJ

be refracted VB

refracted ray PHYS

refracted rays PHYS

refracted wave PHYS

refract VB

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One common example is the rainbow, when light from the sun is reflected and refracted by water droplets.
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The light transmitted or refracted through the ice returns as blue or blue-green.
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Some butterflies get their fabulous colors from light refracted through membrane shapes that were first discovered by mathematicians and applied in space-age material science.
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Because temperature and density change with height, the sound of thunder is refracted through the troposphere.
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Like reflections the incident ray, the refracted ray and the normal all lie in the same place however the angle of refraction is always less than the angle of incidence.
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As shown in the figure, individual rays of light emitted from the laser will be refracted as it enters and exits the dielectric bead.
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In the sunshine, the mist is refracted by sunlight to create a rainbow spanning the water like a colorful bridge.
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For example, as light rays pass through a wine glass sitting on a table, they are refracted and patterns of light are visible on the table.
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The image cast by the refracted beam was not fixed, but rather developed with increasing distance from the prism.
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The flesh and blood insights of participants in communicative exchange are refracted through the universal guidelines explicated from the deep structures of communication and argumentation.
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