Refractive index,
Definition of Refractive index:
Measure of the bending of a ray of light as it passes from one medium to another.
The ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to its velocity in a specified medium.
How to use Refractive index in a sentence?
- In science class, we went over the refractive index of light and that really bored me and my friend, so we left.
- Light at each end of the optical spectrum is dispersed by a different amount, since the refractive index of any medium depends on frequency.
- The refractive index of the rays of sunlight allows us to see the different colors in a rainbow after the rain.
- The refractive index indicated our new material, invented by our top scientists in our research and development lab, was usable as a visor.
Meaning of Refractive index & Refractive index Definition