refracted
Bent through medium
Refracted describes light or other waves that have been bent when passing from one medium to another—as when a beam enters water and changes direction.
A straw in a glass appears bent because of refracted light.
The term extends to anything deflected or altered in passage: refracted through the lens of personal experience.
Light-splitting optical element
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- dispersionScattering across space
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- beamStructural support member
bending · angle · medium · lens · glass · water · crystal · index
Visual spectrum variations
- wavelengthsPeak-to-peak distances in waves
- redPrimary color, warm
- orangeCitrus with segments
- yellowHue between green and orange
green · blue · indigo · violet · visible · separated · dispersed · bands
Misshapen from original form
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- interpretedUnderstood and explained
skewed · altered · mediated · transformed · viewpoint · bias · lens · subjective
Light-focusing curved glass
- corneaEye's clear outer dome
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- eyeglassesCorrective lenses worn
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
microscope · binoculars · camera · diopter · focal · astigmatism · corrective · vision
prism
Light-splitting optical element
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- dispersionScattering across space
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
beam · bending · angle · medium · lens · glass · water · crystal · index · interface
colors
Visual spectrum variations
- wavelengthsPeak-to-peak distances in waves
- redPrimary color, warm
- orangeCitrus with segments
yellow · green · blue · indigo · violet · visible · separated · dispersed · bands · hues
distorted
Misshapen from original form
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
interpreted · skewed · altered · mediated · transformed · viewpoint · bias · lens · subjective · fragmentary
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- corneaEye's clear outer dome
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- eyeglassesCorrective lenses worn
telescope · microscope · binoculars · camera · diopter · focal · astigmatism · corrective · vision · optometry
- iridescentiridescent, opalescent, pearlescent, nacreous, prismatic
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- distortedwarped, twisted, bent, contorted, crooked
refractedreflected
Cast back, as light
absorbed · bounced back · transmitted · scattered · blocked
refractedundeflected
Not turned aside
unbent · straight · undistorted · direct · true
- double refractionLight splits into two paths
- refracted lightIllumination bent by medium
- light refractionBending of waves through media
- refracting telescopeLens-based astronomical instrument
- refractory periodInterval blocking repeated activation
- refractive errorOptical focusing abnormality
refractory, refract, refraction, refracting, refractive, refractions, refracts, refractoriness, refractors