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1. Refraction: Refraction is the change in direction of light when moving from one medium to another. This phenomenon is exploited to make lenses, from those used in eyeglasses, microscopes and refracting telescopes. [100%] 2023-02-22 [Optics]
2. Refraction: Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its speed, as observed when a wave passes from one medium to another. The most common example is the refraction of light, as happens in the ... [100%] 2023-02-03
3. Refraction: Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its speed, as observed when a wave passes from one medium to another. The most common example is the refraction of light, as happens in the ... [100%] 2023-02-03
4. Refraction: Refraction, in physics, the change in the direction of a wave of light, heat or sound which occurs when such a wave passes from one medium into another of different density. [100%] 2022-09-02
5. Refraction: In physics, refraction is the redirection of a wave as it passes from one medium to another. The redirection can be caused by the wave's change in speed or by a change in the medium. (Physics) [100%] 2023-01-23 [Refraction] [Physical phenomena]...
6. Refraction: Refraction OF LIGHT When a ray of light traversing a homogeneous medium falls on the bounding surface of another transparent homogeneous medium, it is found that the direction of the transmitted ray in the second medium is different from that ... [100%] 2022-09-02
7. Refraction: In physics, refraction is the redirection of a wave as it passes from one medium to another. The redirection can be caused by the wave's change in speed or by a change in the medium. (Physical phenomenon relating to the direction of waves) [100%] 2024-02-23 [Refraction] [Physical phenomena]...
8. Refraction (metallurgy): In metallurgy, refraction is a property of metals that indicates their ability to withstand heat. Metals with a high degree of refraction are referred to as refractory. (Metallurgy) [70%] 2024-02-03 [Metallurgy]
9. Refraction microtremor: Refraction microtremor (ReMi) is a surface-performed geophysical survey developed by Dr. John Louie (and others) based on previously existing principles of evaluating surface waves and in particular Rayleigh waves. (Earth) [70%] 2023-01-15 [Geophysics]
10. Refraction (sound): Refraction, in acoustics, comparable to the refraction of electromagnetic radiation, is the bending of sound propagation trajectories (rays) in inhomogeneous elastic media (gases, liquids, and solids) in which the wave velocity is a function of spatial coordinates. Bending of acoustic ... (Sound) [70%] 2024-08-28 [Acoustics]
11. Action-Refraction: Action-Refraction is the tenth album by American bassist Ben Allison. It was released on the Palmetto Records label in 2011. [70%] 2022-12-30 [2011 albums] [Ben Allison albums]...
12. Atmospheric refraction: Atmospheric refraction is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of height. This refraction is due to the velocity ... (Astronomy) [70%] 2023-12-08 [Observational astronomy] [Atmospheric optical phenomena]...
13. Negative refraction: Negative refraction is the electromagnetic phenomenon where light rays become refracted at an interface that is opposite to their more commonly observed positive refractive properties. Negative refraction can be obtained by using a metamaterial which has been designed to achieve ... (Physics) [70%] 2023-04-23 [Photonics] [Physical phenomena]...
14. Action-Refraction: Action-Refraction is the tenth album by American bassist Ben Allison. It was released on the Palmetto Records label in 2011. [70%] 2024-01-26 [2011 albums] [Ben Allison albums]...
15. Warp refraction: Warp refraction, also known as the warp refraction principle, is a term coined by the guitarist Jon Finn in his 1999 publication, Advanced Modern Rock Guitar Improvisation. Warp refraction takes into account the major third tuning interval between the second ... [70%] 2024-01-26 [Musical performance techniques]
16. Seismic refraction: Seismic refraction is a geophysical principle governed by Snell's Law of refraction. The seismic refraction method utilizes the refraction of seismic waves by rock or soil layers to characterize the subsurface geologic conditions and geologic structure. (Geophysical principle) [70%] 2024-01-26 [Exploration geophysics] [Geophysics]...
17. Total refraction: Total refraction occurs when an incident wave on an interface between two media with opposite refractive index signs is completely transmitted. There is then no reflected wave. (Physics) [70%] 2022-08-23 [Physical optics] [Geometrical optics]...
18. Seismic refraction: Seismic refraction is a geophysical principle governed by Snell's Law of refraction. The seismic refraction method utilizes the refraction of seismic waves by rock or soil layers to characterize the subsurface geologic conditions and geologic structure. (Earth) [70%] 2024-01-09 [Geophysics] [Seismology]...
19. Warp refraction: Warp refraction, also known as the warp refraction principle, is a term coined by the guitarist Jon Finn in his 1999 publication, Advanced Modern Rock Guitar Improvisation. Warp refraction takes into account the major third tuning interval between the second ... [70%] 2023-05-29 [Musical performance techniques]
20. Seismic refraction: Seismic refraction is a geophysical principle governed by Snell's Law of refraction. The seismic refraction method utilizes the refraction of seismic waves by rock or soil layers to characterize the subsurface geologic conditions and geologic structure. (Deviation of seismic waves by rock or soil layers to characterize subsurface geologic structures) [70%] 2022-09-10 [Exploration geophysics] [Geophysics]...
21. Index of refraction: The index of refraction is a quantity that expresses the degree to which a medium refracts light. The index is given by , where c is the speed of light in a vacuum and is the phase velocity of light in ... [57%] 2023-06-26 [Optics]
22. Automated refraction system: An automated refraction system is a group of ophthalmic devices used during an eye examination to aid in the determination of a person's refractive error and prescription for glasses or contact lenses. The standard components of an automated refraction ... (Engineering) [57%] 2023-04-09 [Ophthalmic equipment]
23. Magneto-ionic double refraction: In telecommunication, magneto-ionic double refraction is the combined effect of the Earth's magnetic field and atmospheric ionization, whereby a linearly polarized wave entering the ionosphere is split into two components called the ordinary wave and extraordinary wave. The ... (Physics) [50%] 2023-07-19 [Radio frequency propagation]
24. Magneto-ionic double refraction: In telecommunication, magneto-ionic double refraction is the combined effect of the Earth's magnetic field and atmospheric ionization, whereby a linearly polarized wave entering the ionosphere is split into two components called the ordinary wave and extraordinary wave. The ... [50%] 2022-09-15 [Radio frequency propagation]
25. Looming and similar refraction phenomena: While mirages are the best known atmospheric refraction phenomena, looming and similar refraction phenomena do not produce mirages. Mirages show an extra image or images of the miraged object, while looming, towering, stooping, and sinking do not. (Earth) [44%] 2023-06-27 [Atmospheric optical phenomena]
26. Huygens principle of double refraction: Huygens principle of double refraction, named after Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens, explains the phenomenon of double refraction observed in uniaxial anisotropic material such as calcite. When unpolarized light propagates in such materials (along a direction different from the optical axis ... (Optical principle) [44%] 2024-06-01 [Refraction] [Optics]...
27. Seismic wide-angle reflection and refraction: Seismic wide-angle reflection and refraction is a technique used in geophysical investigations of Earth's crust and upper mantle. It allows the development of a detailed model of seismic velocities beneath Earth's surface well beyond the reach of ... [40%] 2022-11-11 [Geophysics]
28. Seismic wide-angle reflection and refraction: Seismic wide-angle reflection and refraction is a technique used in geophysical investigations of Earth's crust and upper mantle. It allows the development of a detailed model of seismic velocities beneath Earth's surface well beyond the reach of ... (Earth) [40%] 2023-12-24 [Geophysics]
29. Matched index of refraction flow facility: Matched Index of Refraction (or MIR) is a facility located at the Idaho National Laboratory built in the 1990s. The purpose of the fluid dynamics experiments in the MIR flow system at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is to develop benchmark ... [40%] 2023-04-07 [United States Department of Energy] [Idaho National Laboratory]...