The Only Use of
refract
in
Fahrenheit 451
- Impossible; for how many people did you know that refracted your own light to you?
p. 8.8refracted = reflect in a manner that allows seeing in a new wayeditor's notes: This is a metaphorical use of refracted which could more literally refer to the different appearance something takes on because of the change of velocity as light passes through a different medium.
Definitions:
- (1) (refract)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)