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bending vs refractiveness

refractiveness vs bending

bending and refractiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bending Yes No No No
refractiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, refractiveness is a hyponym of bending; that is, refractiveness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bending:
  • bending: the property of being bent or deflected
  • refractiveness: the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
Other hyponyms of bending include wind deflection, windage, refractivity.
bending (noun) refractiveness (noun)
the act of bending something the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
the property of being bent or deflected
movement that causes the formation of a curve
Difference between bending and refractiveness

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