refract

Democritus believed that light refracting through atoms caused the phenomenon that we perceive and describe conventionally, or by mutual agreement, as color.

“Brat” was the critical and commercial peak of Charli’s career, and the academy rewarded her up and down the program, with a second-highest seven nominations for a messy meta-rave about how fame refracts femininity.

Susan Seidelman’s new memoir, ‘Desperately Seeking Something,’ traces the arc of American film over the last 45 years as refracted through her singular career.

In the retina of an animal's eye, there is a small pit called the fovea that refracts the light entering the eye.

If I’m being completely honest, I had hoped that Jackson Browne would be the celeb pal to sing “Come Monday” this evening — refracting Buffett’s most tender composition through his soft-rock pedigree and “These Days” poignancy.