refraction

About 2.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. 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.
2. noun The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat

Similar words

deflexion deflection refractive defeat diffraction dispersion redirection deviation bending refrangibility

Often followed by

of and is in at for by index are

Word family

refractions