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lom — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • quarry noun A large open pit where stone, sand, or similar material is dug out of the ground.
  • refraction noun The bending of light, sound or water waves as they pass from one material into another in which they travel at a different speed.

Senses

lom is used for these senses in English:

  • quarry (mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
  • refraction (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.

quarry — full definition

  1. noun A large open pit where stone, sand, or similar material is dug out of the ground.
  2. noun An animal or person being hunted or pursued.
  3. verb To dig stone or other material out of the ground.

refraction — full definition

  1. noun The bending of light, sound or water waves as they pass from one material into another in which they travel at a different speed.
  2. noun An eye test that measures how the eye bends light, used to work out the strength of lens a person needs.

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