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What does refracting mean?

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  1. present participle of refract
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Examples of refracting afocal systems include an ordinary Keplerian telescope, a Galilean telescope, and a lens-erecting telescope.
Has he ever tried writing music without refracting things through his own personal experience, divorcing himself from the act of creation?
The Nicol prism, which is made entirely of calcite, a doubly refracting mineral, isolates one beam cleanly.
This simple refracting telescope is still used in modern opera glasses, which are low-powered binoculars.
On a smooth surface, a fingerprint can stand out on its own, refracting light differently than the surface below.
Not only is the roof above them made of glass, it is also filled with water, further refracting the light received in the public spaces below.

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