All 4 Uses

refract
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True Believer, by Sparks
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The automobile headlights theory was again advanced, as was the idea of refracted starlight and fox fire, which is a phosphorescent glow emitted by certain fungi on rotting wood.†
Chpt 7
All of which meant refracted or reflected light.†
Chpt 7 *
The total distance was a little more than three miles, and he knew that it was possible for light to be refracted that far, even on foggy nights.†
Chpt 8
But as Jeremy continued to lay out the proof in intricate detail— all three versions of the legend; maps, notes on quarries, water tables, and schedules; various construction projects; and the detailed aspects of refracted light—Alvin began to yawn.†
Chpt 17

Definitions:

(1) (refract)
to change the velocity of a beam of light or other wave-form as it passes from one medium into another (apparently bending it when passing at an angle)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)