Refraction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another

the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfɹˈækʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfɹˈakʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfɹˈakʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfɹˈækʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deflection deflexion

Word Forms

refract

verb

subject to refraction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brechung

die Richtungsänderung einer sich ausbreitenden Welle (Licht oder Ton) beim Übergang von einem Medium in ein anderes

🇫🇷French

réfraction

le changement de direction d'une onde qui se propage (lumière ou son) lors du passage d'un milieu à un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

refracción

el cambio de dirección de una onda que se propaga (luz o sonido) al pasar de un medio a otro

🇮🇹Italian

rifrazione

il cambiamento di direzione di un'onda che si propaga (luce o suono) quando passa da un mezzo all'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

breking

de verandering in richting van een zich voortplantende golf (licht of geluid) bij het passeren van het ene medium naar het andere

🇵🇹Portuguese

refração

a mudança na direção de uma onda de propagação (luz ou som) ao passar de um meio para outro

🇷🇺Russian

преломление

изменение направления распространяющейся волны (света или звука) при переходе из одной среды в другую

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपवर्तन

एक माध्यम से दूसरे माध्यम में जाने पर प्रसारित तरंग (प्रकाश या ध्वनि) की दिशा में परिवर्तन

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিসরণ

একটি প্রচারকারী তরঙ্গের (আলো বা শব্দ) দিক পরিবর্তন যখন একটি মাধ্যম থেকে অন্য মাধ্যম পর্যন্ত যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒளிவிலகல்

ஒரு ஊடகத்திலிருந்து மற்றொரு ஊடகத்திற்கு செல்லும் போது பரவும் அலையின் (ஒளி அல்லது ஒலி) திசையில் ஏற்படும் மாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వక్రీభవనం

ఒక మాధ్యమం నుండి మరొక మాధ్యమానికి వెళ్ళేటప్పుడు ప్రచారం చేసే తరంగం (కాంతి లేదా ధ్వని) దిశలో మార్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

अपवर्तन

एका माध्यमातून दुसऱ्या माध्यमात जाताना प्रसारित लहरी (प्रकाश किंवा ध्वनी) च्या दिशेने बदल

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીફ્રેક્શન

જ્યારે એક માધ્યમથી બીજા માધ્યમમાં પસાર થાય છે ત્યારે પ્રચાર તરંગ (પ્રકાશ અથવા ધ્વનિ) ની દિશામાં ફેરફાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಕ್ರೀಭವನ

ಒಂದು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುವಾಗ ಪ್ರಸರಣ ತರಂಗ (ಬೆಳಕು ಅಥವಾ ಧ್ವನಿ) ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപവർത്തനം

ഒരു മാധ്യമത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊന്നിലേക്ക് കടക്കുമ്പോൾ പ്രചരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന തരംഗത്തിൻ്റെ (പ്രകാശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശബ്ദം) ദിശയിലെ മാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਵਰਤਨ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਧਿਅਮ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਮਾਧਿਅਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੰਘਣ ਵੇਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਿਤ ਲਹਿਰ (ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਆਵਾਜ਼) ਦੀ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اپورتن

ایک میڈیم سے دوسرے میڈیم میں گزرتے وقت پھیلنے والی لہر (روشنی یا آواز) کی سمت میں تبدیلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

折射

传播波（光或声音）从一种介质传播到另一种介质时方向的变化

🇯🇵Japanese

屈折

ある媒体から別の媒体に伝わるときの伝播波（光または音）の方向の変化

🇰🇷Korean

굴절

한 매질에서 다른 매질로 전파되는 파동(빛이나 소리)의 방향이 바뀌는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khúc xạ

sự thay đổi hướng của sóng truyền (ánh sáng hoặc âm thanh) khi truyền từ môi trường này sang môi trường khác

🇹🇭Thai

การหักเหของแสง

การเปลี่ยนแปลงทิศทางของคลื่นที่แพร่กระจาย (แสงหรือเสียง) เมื่อผ่านจากตัวกลางหนึ่งไปยังอีกตัวหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembiasan

perubahan arah rambat gelombang (cahaya atau suara) ketika berpindah dari satu medium ke medium lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

repraksyon

ang pagbabago sa direksyon ng isang nagpapalaganap na alon (liwanag o tunog) kapag dumadaan mula sa isang daluyan patungo sa isa pa

🇲🇾Malay

pembiasan

perubahan arah gelombang perambatan (cahaya atau bunyi) apabila melalui satu medium ke medium lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانكسار

التغير في اتجاه انتشار الموجة (الضوء أو الصوت) عند انتقالها من وسط إلى آخر

🇮🇷Persian

انکسار

تغییر جهت یک موج در حال انتشار (نور یا صدا) هنگام عبور از یک رسانه به رسانه دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

refraksiyon

yayılan bir dalganın (ışık veya ses) bir ortamdan diğerine geçerken yönündeki değişiklik

🇮🇱Hebrew

שבירה

השינוי בכיוון של גל מתפשט (אור או קול) במעבר ממדיום אחד למשנהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'refraction'?

The primary meaning of 'refraction' is 'the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'refraction' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'refraction' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'refraction' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'refraction' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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