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INDEX OF REFRACTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does index of refraction mean?
• INDEX OF REFRACTION (noun)
The noun INDEX OF REFRACTION has 1 sense:
1. the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
Familiarity information: INDEX OF REFRACTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
index of refraction; refractive index
Hypernyms ("index of refraction" is a kind of...):
ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))
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