refraction
Meaning of refraction
noun
- 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.
- The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat
Information about refraction
- It is a name.
- The plural form of refraction is: refractions.
- Languages in which refraction is used:
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Hyphenation of refraction
re-frac-tion
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- refraction is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
refraction synonyms
Meaning deflection:
Translation of refraction
- Spanish: refracción
- French: réfraction
- German: Brechung
- Portuguese: refracção
- Italian: rifrazione
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