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.
refracting telescope. (rÄ­-frÄk'tÄ­ng) See under telescope. telescope. (tÄl'Ä­-skÅp') An arrangement of lenses, mirrors, or both that collects visible light, allowing direct observation or photographic recording of distant objects. â A refracting telescope uses lenses to focus light to produce a magnified image. Compound lenses are used to avoid distortions such as spherical and chromatic aberrations.