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/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ækʃən

Noun

refraction (countable and uncountable, plural refractions)

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

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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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