What is another word for Refracted?
Pronunciation: [ɹɪfɹˈaktɪd] (IPA) 
Refracted is a word that describes the bending or changing of a direction of a beam of light, sound waves or other waves when passing through one medium to another. There are many synonyms for this word, including diffused, deflected, scattered, reflected and dispersed. Each of these synonyms describes the alteration of the path of waves as they pass through a medium. Diffused is often used to describe light waves that spread out in many directions, while deflected is used to indicate that a wave is diverted from its original path. Reflected suggests that a wave is bounced back in the opposite direction, while dispersed is used to describe waves that separate into many different wavelengths.
