HyperDic: index_of_refraction

English > 1 sense of the expression index of refraction:
NOUNrelationindex of refraction, refractive indexthe ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
English > index of refraction: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
MeaningThe ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium.
Synonymrefractive index
BroaderratioThe relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Spanishíndice de refracción
Catalaníndex de refracció

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