REFRACTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
   Synonym(s)
   • deflection (what does deflection mean?)
   • deflexion (what does deflexion mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) refraction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bending (what does bending mean?)
   • bend (what does bend mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
   Hypernyms(s) refraction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physical phenomenon (what does physical phenomenon mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • double refraction (what does double refraction mean?)
   • birefringence (what does birefringence mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • refract (what does refract mean?)