Found 1 definition: refracting.
[CIDE DICTIONARY]
refracting, a.
Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. [1913 Webster]
Refracting angle of a prism (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the decomposition of light. -- Refracting telescope. (Opt.) See under Telescope.
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