"refraction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈfɹækʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-refraction.wav Forms: refractions [plural]
Rhymes: -ækʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin refrāctiō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}}, {{bor|en|la|refrāctiō}} Latin refrāctiō Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (bending of any wave): refraksie (Afrikaans), пречупване (prečupvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), refracció [feminine] (Catalan), lom [masculine] (Czech), refrakce [feminine] (Czech), brydning [common-gender] (Danish), refraktion [common-gender] (Danish), refractie [feminine] (Dutch), refrakto (Esperanto), taittuminen (Finnish), réfraction [feminine] (French), Brechung [feminine] (German), Refraktion [feminine] (German), διάθλαση (diáthlasi) [feminine] (Greek), שבירה (sh'virá) [feminine] (Hebrew), अपवर्तन (apvartan) (Hindi), fénytörés (Hungarian), refrakció (Hungarian), ljósbrot [neuter] (Icelandic), refrakto (Ido), rifrazione [feminine] (Italian), 屈折 (kussetsu) (alt: くっせつ) (Japanese), 굴절 (guljeol) (Korean), pembiasan (Malay), അപവർത്തനം (apavaṟttanaṁ) (Malayalam), aascellaght [feminine] (Manx), hakokotanga (Maori), whakahakokotanga (Maori), refrakcja [feminine] (Polish), refração [feminine] (Portuguese), refracție [feminine] (Romanian), преломле́ние (prelomlénije) [neuter] (Russian), рефра́кция (refrákcija) [feminine] (Russian), refracción [feminine] (Spanish), refraktion [common-gender] (Swedish), saliko (Tagalog), వక్రీభవనము (vakrībhavanamu) (Telugu), การหักเห (gaan-hàk-hěe) (Thai), kırılma (Turkish), kırılım (Turkish)
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  2. (metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Metallurgy
    Sense id: en-refraction-en-noun-2ZGZdPJj Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Derived forms: angle of refraction, astronomical refraction, astronomic refraction, atmospheric refraction, autorefraction, double refraction, photorefraction Related terms: refractive, refractory

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      "sense": "bending of any wave",
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      "word": "వక్రీభవనము"
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      "sense": "bending of any wave",
      "word": "การหักเห"
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