7 travelers mentioned on the river when describing this hotel.  1 Great place to stay, near the Thames, HMS Belfast and Tower of London. Great place to stay within walking distance of many attractions on the River Thames.  2 A Few Days in the City.
The light refracts through the prisms. verb. Refract is defined as to cause sound, light or heat to bounce back in a straight line. An example of refract is for a mirror to cause a light beam to bounce back. refract. refract.
Noun. 1. refraction-the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another. physical phenomenon-a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy. birefringence, double refraction-splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly.. the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different. 2. a. the ability of the eye to refract light that enters it so as to form an image on the retina. b. the determining of the refractive condition of the eye.