| refracted ray |
A ray that bends as it passes through a boundary between two different materials.
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| refraction |
Test to determine an eye's refractive error and the best corrective lenses to be prescribed. Series of lenses in graded powers are presented to determine which provide sharpest, clearest vision.
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| refraction |
Refraction is a change of direction of a ray of light. Light that is traveling in a straight line alters course - bends - when it strikes light-transmitting substances at any angle other than perpendicular.
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| refractive index |
The refractive index is a number given to materials that indicates the speed at which light travels through it. Microscopes can be set up to visualise objects on the basis of variations of refractive index.
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| refractory period |
The time immediately following orgasm during which a man cannot achieve an erection.
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