refraction
noun[U]
physicsspecializeduk/rɪˈfræk.ʃən/us/rɪˈfræk.ʃən/thefactoflightorsoundbeingcausedtochangedirectionor toseparatewhen ittravelsthroughwater,glass, etc.
折射absolute index of refraction
acalculationof therelationshipbetween thespeedoflightmovingthrough amedium(=substance)and thespeedoflightin avacuum(= anareawith nomatterin it)
绝对折射率angle of refraction
theanglethat abeamoflightor otherenergythat isrefractedby asurfacemakes with alineverticalto thatsurface
折射角Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers
- anti-reflection
- anti-reflective
- chromatic aberration
- concentrator
- converging lens
- electron microscope
- field glasses
- lens
- magnification
- magnify
- magnifying glass
- opera glasses
- optics
- polarization
- polarize
- polarized
- polarizer
- reflect
- reflecting telescope
- reflection
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