refraction
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
Types & categories
- physical phenomenon hypernym
- double refraction hyponym
Related & opposite
- refract derivation
Sense 2 noun
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
Types & categories
- bending hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | refract |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical phenomenon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | double refraction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bending |