REFRACTS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word refracts. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for REFRACTS
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bends | verbv | |||||||
noun • pain resulting from rapid change in pressure | ||||||||
alters | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • make an alteration to • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby • remove the ovaries of | ||||||||
deflects | verbv | |||||||
verb • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off • turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest • turn aside and away from an initial or intended course • draw someone's attention away from something • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) | ||||||||
deviates | verbv | |||||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior adjective satellite • markedly different from an accepted norm verb • turn aside; turn away from • be at variance with; be out of line with • cause to turn away from a previous or expected course | ||||||||
disperses | verbv | |||||||
verb • distribute loosely • to cause to separate and go in different directions • cause to separate • move away from each other • separate (light) into spectral rays • cause to become widely known | ||||||||
distorts | verbv | |||||||
verb • make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story • form into a spiral shape • twist and press out of shape • affect as in thought or feeling • alter the shape of (something) by stress | ||||||||
scatters | verbv | |||||||
noun • a haphazard distribution in all directions • the act of scattering verb • to cause to separate and go in different directions • move away from each other • distribute loosely • sow by scattering • cause to separate • strew or distribute over an area |