refracting ppl adjective. [rɪ'fraktɪŋ] M17.
[from REFRACT + -ING².]
1. Causing refraction; refractive. M17.

2. Provided with a lens etc. for refracting light. M18.
Special collocations: refracting angle the angle between two faces of a prism or lens. refracting telescope: which uses a converging (objective) lens to collect the light.

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