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refraction

/rɪˈfræk.ʃən/

Traduction: Nom désignant le changement de direction d'une onde, comme la lumière ou le son, lorsqu'elle passe d'un milieu à un autre, ce qui provoque sa déviation ou son incurvation.

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C1formalcommonscientific/rɪˈfræk.ʃən/

A noun referring to the change in direction of a wave, such as light or sound, as it passes from one medium to another, causing it to bend.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant le changement de direction d'une onde, comme la lumière ou le son, lorsqu'elle passe d'un milieu à un autre, ce qui provoque sa déviation ou son incurvation.
  1. Bending of light B2 formal scientific

    The change in direction of a wave (such as light or sound) as it passes from one medium to another, caused by a change in its speed.

    • Refraction causes a straw to look bent in a glass of water.
    • The lens uses refraction to focus light onto the retina.
    • Prisms demonstrate refraction by splitting white light into a rainbow.

    🇫🇷Réfraction de la lumière

    Synonymes: deflectiondeviation

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