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[くっ()·せつ()]
kussetsu
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 屈折

noun, suru verb
  1. bending; curving; twisting; turning; winding
  2. warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; twisting
  3. refraction
  4. inflection

Definition and Synonyms for 屈折

Refract subject to refraction
Synonyms: 屈折
Bending movement that causes the formation of a curve
Synonyms: 屈折
Deflexion the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
Synonyms: 屈折
Refraction the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
Synonyms: 屈折
Plication an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Synonyms: ひだ, たわみ, たわむ, カーブ, カール, カーヴ, ベンド, 屈折, 屈曲, , 折る, 折れ, 折れる, 折り目, 曲がり, 曲がる, 曲折, 曲がり目, 湾曲, 筋目, 褶曲

Meanings for each kanji in 屈折

» yield; bend; flinch; submit
» fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit

Categories 屈折 is a member of

Motion a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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Bending movement that causes the formation of a curve
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Physical Phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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Angular Shape a shape having one or more sharp angles
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Subject cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
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