Optical Materials Vocabulary

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noun a substance or material that has the property of refracting light or other electromagnetic radiation

  • The refractant properties of the lens caused the light to bend as it passed through.
  • The glasses have some sort of refractant thing going on that makes everything look clearer.
  • I heard those sunglasses are made with some cool refractant technology.
  • Her words acted as a refractant, changing the way I saw the situation.