Refract

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004750",
  "term": "Refract",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To cause a light ray or other wave to change direction as it passes from one medium into another with a different optical density. This bending of light occurs due to a change in the wave's speed. The degree of refraction is governed by Snell's Law, relating the angles of incidence and refraction to the refractive indices of the two media.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "see_also": [
    "refraction"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "brechen",
    "es": "refractar",
    "fr": "réfracter"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/refract/"
}