Associations to the word «Refraction»
Noun
- Intensity
- Conductivity
- Measuring
- Mirror
- Fluctuation
- Radar
- Propriety
- Color
- Experiment
- Treatise
- Microscopy
- Sphere
- Abbe
- Respiration
- Modulation
- Vapor
- Phase
- Effect
- Plane
- Bulge
- Density
- Vector
- Fluorescence
- Tensor
- Oscillator
- Observer
- Emission
- Substrate
- Illumination
- Dip
- Path
- Electron
- Rendering
- Resonance
- Accommodation
- Spit
- Shear
- Sun
- Galileo
- Travel
- Traveling
- Isaac
- Fraction
- Arc
- Moisture
- Temperature
- Nomenclature
- Illusion
- Slab
- Decrease
- Shoreline
- Direction
- Inclination
- Analogy
- Accuracy
- Explanation
- Pass
- Imaging
- Object
- Depth
- Matrice
- Surf
- Axe
- Derivation
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
REFRACTION, noun. (physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.
REFRACTION, noun. (metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat
Dictionary definition
REFRACTION, noun. The change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another.
REFRACTION, noun. The amount by which a propagating wave is bent.
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