refraction

See also: réfraction

English

A soda straw in a glass of liquid shows the refraction of light in the liquid.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin refrāctiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈfɹækʃən/

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• Rhymes: -ækʃən

Noun

refraction (countable and uncountable, plural refractions)

1. (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.
2. (metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat

Derived terms

• angle of refraction
• astronomical refraction
• astronomic refraction
• atmospheric refraction
• autorefraction
• double refraction
• photorefraction

Related terms

• refractive
• refractory

Translations

bending of any wave

• Afrikaans: refraksie
• Bulgarian: пречупване (bg) n (prečupvane)
• Catalan: refracció f
• Czech: lom (cs) m, refrakce f
• Danish: brydning c, refraktion c
• Dutch: refractie (nl) f
• Esperanto: refrakto
• Finnish: taittuminen (fi)
• French: réfraction (fr) f
• German: Brechung (de) f, Refraktion f
• Greek: διάθλαση (el) f (diáthlasi)
• Hebrew: שבירה f (sh'virá)
• Hindi: अपवर्तन (hi) (apvartan)
• Hungarian: fénytörés (hu), refrakció (hu)
• Icelandic: ljósbrot (is) n
• Ido: refrakto (io)
• Italian: rifrazione (it) f
• Japanese: 屈折 (ja) (くっせつ, kussetsu)
• Korean: 굴절 (ko) (guljeol)
• Malay: pembiasan
• Malayalam: അപവർത്തനം (apavaṟttanaṁ)
• Manx: aascellaght f
• Maori: hakokotanga, whakahakokotanga
• Polish: refrakcja (pl) f
• Portuguese: refração (pt) f
• Romanian: refracție (ro) f
• Russian: преломле́ние (ru) n (prelomlénije), рефра́кция (ru) f (refrákcija)
• Spanish: refracción (es) f
• Swedish: refraktion (sv) c
• Tagalog: saliko
• Telugu: వక్రీభవనము (te) (vakrībhavanamu)
• Thai: การหักเห (th) (gaan-hàk-hěe)
• Turkish: kırılma (tr), kırılım (tr)

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