a. (Her.) Having a part displaced, as if broken; -- said of an ordinary. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. (Bot. & Zool.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted rays of light. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ Pref. retro- + L. fractus, p. p. of frangere to break. ] (Bot.) Refracted; as, a retrofract stem. [ 1913 Webster ]