折光

zhéguāng
refraction

CEDICT

refraction

Wiktionary

光线通过不同的介质时，因介质的密度不同而改变前进的方向，产生折射，称为「折光」。

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Homographs

折光 zhéguāng refraction

Entry Composition

=1 折 zhé
  1. to break
  2. to fracture
  3. to snap
  4. to suffer loss
  5. to bend
  6. to twist
  7. to turn
  8. to change direction
  9. convinced
  10. to convert into (currency)
  11. discount
  12. rebate
  13. tenth (in price)
  14. classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. to fold
  16. accounts book
=1 折 zhé
  1. variant of 折 zhé
  2. to fold
2 光 guāng
  1. bright; shiny
  2. only; merely
  3. used up; finished
  4. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

classifier: 道

Related entries

折光 zhéguāng refraction
折射 zhéshè
  1. to refract
  2. refraction
  3. to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)