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subject vs refract

refract vs subject

subject is a noun but refract is not a noun.

subject is an adjective but refract is not an adjective.

subject and refract both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
subject Yes Yes Yes No
refract No No Yes No
As verbs, refract is a hyponym of subject; that is, refract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than subject:
  • subject: cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
  • refract: subject to refraction
Other hyponyms of subject include bacterise, bacterize, vitriol, put, shipwreck, expose, expose, incur.
subject (noun) refract (noun)
something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
a branch of knowledge
some situation or event that is thought about
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
(logic) the first term of a proposition
a person who owes allegiance to that nation
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
subject (adjective) refract (adjective)
likely to be affected by something
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
possibly accepting or permitting
subject (verb) refract (verb)
make accountable for determine the refracting power of (a lens)
cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to subject to refraction
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
Difference between subject and refract

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