REFOUND
Re*found",
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Refind, v. t.
REFOUNDER
Re*found"er (-r), n.
Defn: One who refounds.
REFRACT Re*fract" (r*fr$kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Refracting.] Etym: [L. refractus, p. p. of refringere; pref. re- re- + frangere to break: cf. F. réfracter. SEe FRacture, and cf. Refrain, n.]
1. To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.
2. To break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat, when passing from one transparent medium to another of different density; to cause to deviate from a direct course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from a rare medium.
REFRACTABLE
Re*fract"a*ble (-*b'l), a.
Defn: Capable of being refracted.
REFRACTED
Re*fract"ed, a.