Definition
The bending of light, sound, or other waves when passing from one medium to another.
Etymology
From Latin 'refractio' (breaking), from 'refringere'. First used in English in the 17th century.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
breking
BRE-king
ARالعربية
انكسار
in-ki-saar
BGБългарски
пречупване
pre-chup-VA-ne
BNবাংলা
প্রতিসরণ
pro-ti-sho-ron
CACatalà
refracció
re-frak-SI-o
DADansk
brydning
BRYD-ning
DEDeutsch
Brechung
BRE-khung
ELΕλληνικά
διάθλαση
di-A-thla-si
ESEspañol
refracción
re-frak-SYON
ETEesti
murdumine
mur-du-MI-ne
EUEuskara
errefrakzioa
e-rre-frak-SI-o-a
FAفارسی
شکست نور
she-kast-e noor
FISuomi
taittuminen
tait-tu-MI-nen
FRFrançais
réfraction
re-frak-SYON
GLGalego
refracción
re-frak-SYON
HIहिन्दी
अपवर्तन
ap-var-tan
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembiasan
pem-bi-A-san
ITItaliano
rifrazione
ri-frat-SYO-ne
LTLietuvių
lūžis
LUU-zhis
LVLatviešu
laušana
lau-SHA-na
MNМонгол
хугарал
khugaral
MSBahasa Melayu
pembiasan
pem-bi-A-san
MYမြန်မာ
အလင်းကွေ့ခြင်း
a-lin-kwe-chin
NLNederlands
breking
BRE-king
NONorsk
brytning
BRYT-ning
PLPolski
załamanie
za-wa-MA-nye
PTPortuguês
refração
re-fra-SAO
RORomână
refracție
re-FRAK-tsi-e
RUРусский
преломление
pre-lo-mle-NI-ye
SVSvenska
brytning
BRYT-ning
SWKiswahili
ukataaji
u-ka-ta-A-ji
TAதமிழ்
ஒளிவிலகல்
o-li-vi-la-kal
TEతెలుగు
వక్రీభవనం
vak-ree-bha-va-nam
THไทย
การหักเห
kaan hak-he
TRTürkçe
kırılma
ki-ril-MA
UKУкраїнська
заломлення
za-lom-LE-nya
VITiếng Việt
khúc xạ
khuc xa