refract
Webster Dictionary
to break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat, when passing from one transparent medium to another of different density; to cause to deviate from a direct course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from a rare medium
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medium
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having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength
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ether
Webster Dictionary
a medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of transmission of light and heat; hence often called luminiferous ether
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medium-sized
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having a medium size; as, a medium-sized man
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electrode
Webster Dictionary
the path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from source of electricity, and terminating in the medium traversed by the current
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cerenkov radiation
(ʃəˈrɛŋ kɔf, -kɒf, -ˈrɛn-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
radiation produced by a particle passing through a medium at a speed greater than that of light through the medium.
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electrophoresis
(ɪˌlɛk troʊ fəˈri sɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the motion of colloidal particles suspended in a fluid medium that is due to the influence of an electric field on the medium.
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brownian motion
(ˈbraʊ ni ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the random motion of small colloidal particles suspended in a liquid or gas medium, caused by the collision of the medium's molecules with the particles. Also called Brownian movement.
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atmosphere
Webster Dictionary
a supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies
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index of refraction
(ˌɪn dɛkˈseɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a number indicating the speed of light in a given medium, usu. as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum or in air to that in the given medium.
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heliopause
(heliopause)
Princeton's WordNet
the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet
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mediums
Webster Dictionary
of Medium
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media
Webster Dictionary
pl. of Medium
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media
Webster Dictionary
of Medium
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atmosphere
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any gaseous envelope or medium
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mezza voce
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with a medium fullness of sound
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green-eyed
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seeing everything through a medium which discolors or distorts
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temper
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middle state or course; mean; medium
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irrefrangible
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not refrangible; that can not be refracted in passing from one medium to another
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mediate
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gained or effected by a medium or condition
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waftage
Webster Dictionary
conveyance on a buoyant medium, as air or water
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shoeing-horn
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anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt
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immediacy
Webster Dictionary
the relation of freedom from the interventionof a medium; immediateness
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refracting
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serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium
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immerge
Webster Dictionary
to dissapear by entering into any medium, as a star into the light of the sun
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gross
Webster Dictionary
thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium
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jolly-boat
Webster Dictionary
a boat of medium size belonging to a ship
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resisting
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making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium
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dialyzer
Webster Dictionary
the instrument or medium used to effect chemical dialysis
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waft
Webster Dictionary
to be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float
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