Absorption vs Refraction - What's the difference?
absorption | refraction |
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
# (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
# assimilate; incorporation.
# (chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
# (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
The taking on of by a shipping company of special charges by another without price increase.
The natural lessening of radio waves due to atmospheric interference.
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(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.
(metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat
As nouns the difference between absorption and refraction
is that absorption is absorption (act or process of absorbing, either liquid or light) while refraction is refraction (bending of any wave).absorption
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Noun
(en noun)- ''the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger
- the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool
- the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
- absorption in some employment
