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photorefraction

photorefraction noun: a nonlinear optical effect seen in certain crystals and other materials that respond to light by altering their refractive index.

Noun

photorefraction (countable and uncountable, plural photorefractions)

  1. A nonlinear optical effect seen in certain crystals and other materials that respond to light by altering their refractive index.
  2. The refraction of light, typically within the eye.

Forms of photorefraction

pluralphotorefractions

Origin of photorefraction

From photo- + refraction.

Words that rhyme with photorefraction

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Questions about photorefraction

What does photorefraction mean?
Photorefraction means a nonlinear optical effect seen in certain crystals and other materials that respond to light by altering their refractive index.
What part of speech is photorefraction?
Photorefraction is a noun.
What is the plural of photorefraction?
The plural of photorefraction is photorefractions.

Words near photorefraction in the dictionary

  1. photoreductions
  2. photoreductive
  3. photoreflectance
  4. photoreflectances
  5. photoreflexive
  6. photorefraction
  7. photorefractions
  8. photorefractive
  9. photorefractive keratectomies
  10. photorefractive keratectomy
  11. photorefractively

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