REFRACTION

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N., Pam M.S.
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Light or sound wavelengths passing from one medium to another are bent, affecting the way they are perceived.

REFRACTION: "Rainbows are a result of light wave refraction."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SPECTRAL ABSORPTION
  2. EXTRASPECTRAL HUE
  3. WHITE LIGHT
  4. REFRACTIVE INDEX
  5. PHOTOMETER
  6. PHOTOPIC LUMINOSITY
  7. MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT
  8. MADDOX ROD TEST
  9. SPECTRAL SCALE
  10. NANOMETER
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "REFRACTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/refraction/ (accessed July 6, 2020).
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