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REFRACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount by which a propagating wave is bent
Synonyms:
deflection; deflexion; refraction
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("refraction" is a kind of...):
bend; bending (movement that causes the formation of a curve)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("refraction" is a kind of...):
physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "refraction"):
birefringence; double refraction (splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly)
Derivation:
refract (subject to refraction)
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