refraction

/ɹəˈfɹækʃən/

refraction noun: 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.

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Noun

refraction (countable and uncountable, plural refractions)

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.
The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat

refraction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

refraction in Hindi

bending of any wave: अपवर्तन apvartan

refraction in Tamil

ஒளி முறிவு, ஒளிவிலக்கம், கதிர்ச்சிதைவு, முறிவு, விலகல்

refraction in Bengali

প্রতিসরণ

refraction in Telugu

bending of any wave: వక్రీభవనము vakrībhavanamu

More languagesFewer languages

refraction in Malayalam: അപവർത്തനം apavaṟttanaṁ
refraction in Tagalog: saliko
refraction in Malay: pembiasan
refraction in Indonesian: refraksi, pembiasan
refraction in Thai: การหักเห gaan-hàk-hěe

Forms of refraction

plural	refractions

Plural of refraction: refractions

Origin of refraction

Borrowed from Latin refrāctiō.

Words formed from refraction

Phrases with refraction

angles of refraction

Words that rhyme with refraction

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Questions about refraction

What does refraction mean?: Refraction means 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.
What is refraction in Hindi?: Refraction in Hindi is अपवर्तन (apvartan). See Refraction meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is refraction?: Refraction is a noun.
How do you pronounce refraction?: Refraction is pronounced /ɹəˈfɹækʃən/.
What is the plural of refraction?: The plural of refraction is refractions.

Words near refraction in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: refraction (page history and authors); refraction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); refraction (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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