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deflection vs refractivity

refractivity vs deflection

deflection and refractivity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deflection Yes No No No
refractivity Yes No No No
As nouns, refractivity is a hyponym of deflection; that is, refractivity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deflection:
  • deflection: the property of being bent or deflected
  • refractivity: the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
Other hyponyms of deflection include wind deflection, windage, refractiveness.
deflection (noun) refractivity (noun)
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
the property of being bent or deflected
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
Difference between deflection and refractivity

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