refract

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 367 words | Copyright

refract deflect the course of (light, etc.) XVII. f. refract-, pp. stem of L. refringere, f. RE- + frangere BREAK1.
So refraction †breaking open or up XVI (rare); deflection of rays, etc. XVII. — F. or L. refractory (-ORY2) stubborn, unmanageable XVII; resisting the action of heat XVIII. alt. of †refractary (XVI) — L. refractārius.

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