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рефра́кция — meaning in English

refraktsiya

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English meaning

  • 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

рефра́кция is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.

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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