refraction
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The meaning (definition) of the word refraction
the bending of light as it passes from one material to another
The word refraction used in a sentence
“When light goes through water, refraction makes it bend and look funny.”
Words that mean the same as refraction (synonyms)
bending
How the word refraction is said around the world
| French | réfraction (rayfrahksyawn) |
| Spanish | refracción (rayfrahkthyohn) |
| Mandarin | 折射 (zhé shè) |
| Hindi | अपवर्तन (upuhvurtuhn) |
| Arabic | الانكسار (ahleenkeesahr) |
| Russian | преломление (prelomlenie) |
| Portuguese (EU) | refração (rayfruhsuhnuun) |
| Portuguese (BR) | refração (khayfrahsuhnuun) |
| Japanese | 屈折 (kussetsu) |
| German | Brechung (brehyuung) |
| Urdu | اپورتن (ahpohruhtuhn) |
| Punjabi | ਅਪਵਰਤਨ (upuhvuhruhtuhn) |
| Korean | 굴절 (guljeol) |
| Hebrew | שבירה (shvyrah) |
| Greek | διάθλαση (diathlase) |
| Dutch | breking (brayking) |
| Tagalog | repraksyon (ruhprahkhyohn) |
| Vietnamese | khúc xạ (khoourky sah) |
| Turkish | refraksiyon (refrahkseeyawn) |
| Persian | انکسار (aynkaysahr) |
| Polish | refrakcja (refrahktsyah) |
| Ukrainian | заломлення (zalomlennya) |
| Bengali | প্রতিসরণ (prohteeshawrawn) |
| Swedish | refraktion (refrahkskhoon) |
| Italian | rifrazione (reefrahtseeohnay) |
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