REFRACTION


Meaning of REFRACTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈfrak-shən ]

noun

Date: 1603

1. : deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (as air) into another (as glass) in which its velocity is different

2. : the change in the apparent position of a celestial body due to bending of the light rays emanating from it as they pass through the atmosphere ; also : the correction to be applied to the apparent position of a body because of this bending

3. : the action of distorting an image by viewing through a medium ; also : an instance of this

[

refraction 1: a light ray, b reflected ray, c refracted ray

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