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How to pronounce “refraction”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of refraction with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Leonard Mlodinow
And because of the difference of the index of refraction
- Definition summary
- (physics) 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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How to pronounce refraction
Leonard Mlodinow
And because of the difference of the index of refraction
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A Deep Dive Into “refraction”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (physics) 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.
- (metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat
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