refracting surface

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• refracting surface — laužiantysis paviršius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. refracting surface vok. brechende Fläche, f rus. преломляющая поверхность, f pranc. surface de réfraction, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• surface de réfraction — laužiantysis paviršius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. refracting surface vok. brechende Fläche, f rus. преломляющая поверхность, f pranc. surface de réfraction, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Caustic surface — Caustic Caus tic, Caustical Caus tic*al, a. [L. caustucs, Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.] 1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive; searing. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wave surface — noun 1. : wave front 2. : a combination of wave fronts developed simultaneously from a single center (as of light in uniaxial and biaxial crystals) the wave surface for a uniaxial doubly refracting substance consists of a sphere enclosing or… …   Useful english dictionary

• optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… …   Universalium

• photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such …   Universalium

• Optical aberration — v · d · e Optical aberration …   Wikipedia

• Refraction — In ophthalmology, the bending of light that takes place within the human eye. Refractive errors include nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. Lenses can be used to control the amount of refraction, correcting… …   Medical dictionary

• Eye — The organ of sight. The word eye come from the Teutonic auge. The eye has a number of components. These include the cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina, macula, optic nerve and vitreous. The cornea is the clear front window of the eye that… …   Medical dictionary

• Descartes: methodology — Stephen Gaukroger INTRODUCTION The seventeenth century is often referred to as the century of the Scientific Revolution, a time of fundamental scientific change in which traditional theories were either replaced by new ones or radically… …   History of philosophy

• Contact lens — Contacts redirects here. For the software application, see Address book. A pair of contact lenses, positioned with the concave side facing upward …   Wikipedia