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Refraction vs Anaclasis - What's the difference?

refraction | anaclasis |

As nouns the difference between refraction and anaclasis

is that refraction is 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 while anaclasis is the substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem.

refraction

English

(wikipedia refraction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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

    • Related terms

    * refractive * refractory

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    anaclasis

    English

    Noun

    (anaclases)
  • The substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem.
  • reflection or refraction of light or sound.
  • (medicine) The forced bending of a joint.