refraction

English Thesaurus

1. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent (noun.event)

hypernym	:	bend, bending,
definition	:	movement that causes the formation of a curve (noun.event)

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

hypernym	:	physical phenomenon,
definition	:	a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	birefringence, double refraction,
definition	:	splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	refract,
definition	:	subject to refraction (verb.perception)

derivation	:	refract,
definition	:	subject to refraction (verb.perception)