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nounthe amount by which a propagating wave is bent
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nounthe change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to anothertype of:
Definition that contains refraction
- rainbow an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- mirage an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
- scintillation the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
- prismatic exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
- refractive of or relating to or capable of refraction
- refract subject to refraction
- angle of refraction the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction
- refractile of or relating to or capable of refraction
- birefringent relating to or characterized by double refraction
- optic axis in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs