Meanings
nounrefraction (countable and uncountable, plural refractions)
plural refractions
- countableuncountableengineeringThe degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰreg-
- Latinfrangō
- Latinrefringō
- Latinrefrāctiō
- Englishrefraction
Borrowed from Latin refrāctiō.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans refraksie
- refraksiebending of any wave
Bulgarian пречупване
- пречупване (prečupvane)bending of any wave
Catalan refracció
- refraccióbending of any wave
Chinese Mandarin 折射
- 折射 (zhéshè)bending of any wave
Czech lom, refrakce
- lombending of any wave
- refrakcebending of any wave
Danish brydning, refraktion
- brydningbending of any wave
- refraktionbending of any wave
Dutch refractie
- refractiebending of any wave
Esperanto refrakto
- refraktobending of any wave
Finnish taittuminen
- taittuminenbending of any wave
French réfraction
- réfractionbending of any wave
German Brechung, Refraktion
- Brechungbending of any wave
- Refraktionbending of any wave
Greek διάθλαση
- διάθλαση (diáthlasi)bending of any wave
Hebrew שבירה
- שבירה (sh'virá)bending of any wave
Hindi अपवर्तन
- अपवर्तन (apvartan)bending of any wave
Hungarian fénytörés, refrakció
- fénytörésbending of any wave
- refrakcióbending of any wave
Icelandic ljósbrot
- ljósbrotbending of any wave
Indonesian refraksi, pembiasan
- refraksibending of any wave
- pembiasanbending of any wave
Italian rifrazione
- rifrazionebending of any wave
Japanese 屈折
- 屈折 (kussetsu)bending of any wave
Korean 굴절
- 굴절 (guljeol)bending of any wave
Malay pembiasan
- pembiasanbending of any wave
Māori hakokotanga, whakahakokotanga
- hakokotangabending of any wave
- whakahakokotangabending of any wave
Polish refrakcja
- refrakcjabending of any wave
Portuguese refração
- refraçãobending of any wave
Romanian refracție
- refracțiebending of any wave
Russian преломле́ние, рефра́кция
- преломле́ние (prelomlénije)bending of any wave
- рефра́кция (refrákcija)bending of any wave
Spanish refracción
- refracciónbending of any wave
Swedish refraktion
- refraktionbending of any wave
Tagalog saliko
- salikobending of any wave
Thai การหักเห
- การหักเห (gaan-hàk-hěe)bending of any wave
Turkish kırılma, kırılım
- kırılmabending of any wave
- kırılımbending of any wave
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with refraction
actiontransactionsatisfactioninteractionreactionattractionfractionextractiontractioncontractionfactiondistractionsubtractioninfractionredactionimpactiondetractionstupefactionaerifactionalternate actionassuefactionautoextractioncongelifractiondidaction
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
refraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refraction
MLA
“refraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refraction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refraction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refraction.
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