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English translation: bending of light


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Croatian term or phrase:lom svjetla
English translation:bending of light
Entered by: Andreja Ciković
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08:43 May 6, 2011
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / oftamologija i vid
Croatian term or phrase: lom svjetla
Rečenica glasi "Refrakcija je lom svjetla."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refraction
Andreja Ciković
Croatia
Local time: 01:32
bending of light
Explanation:
Light bends when it moves at an angle from one transparent substance, such as air, to another substance, such as water. This bending of light is called refraction.
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Katarina Delic
Serbia
Local time: 01:32
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3bending of light
Katarina Delic
4 +1change in direction of light
Mira Stepanovic
Summary of reference entries provided
change in direction of light / bending of light (synonyms)
Dragana Samardžijević

  

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bending of light


Explanation:
Light bends when it moves at an angle from one transparent substance, such as air, to another substance, such as water. This bending of light is called refraction.


    Reference: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/refra...
Katarina Delic
Serbia
Local time: 01:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 38
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lirka: yes, that's the term; you can also use light ray or ray of light
6 hrs

agree  Dragana Samardžijević
17 hrs

agree  niko3456
2 days3 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
change in direction of light


Explanation:
ili change in the direction of light wave
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refraction
Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its speed.

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2011-05-07 10:54:38 GMT)
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Sinonim za "lom svjetla" je "prelamanje svetla":
http://www.google.com/search?q="prelamanje svetla"&ie=utf-8&...
dakle promena pravca kretanja svetlosnog zraka pod određenim uglom.
Savijanje svetla je pojam koji se javlja samo u astronomiji i to pod dejstvom ogromnih gravitacionih sila.

Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Local time: 01:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dragana Samardžijević
22 hrs
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Reference comments


23 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: change in direction of light / bending of light (synonyms)

Reference information:
Reffering to "Refraction", these terms are often used as synonyms.

"There are a several reasons why light does not travel in a straight line in some situations which we are going to discuss now. When light travels through a medium such as a prism, glass slab, water or different layers of earth's atmosphere, it can change directions. Additionally, a large gravitational force such as the sun can bend light rays, and make stars to appear at some other position which is not the actual position of the stars."
http://www.tutorvista.com/physics/bending-of-light

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"Refraction is what happens when light passes from one translucent medium to another. As light enters a new medium, its speed changes, and its direction of travel changes. It is this change in direction, or 'bending' of light, that is commonly referred to as refraction."
http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/refraction/refrac...

Example sentence(s):
  • In general, when entering a denser medium, light will refract (bend) towards the normal.

    Reference: http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/refraction/refrac...
    Reference: http://www.daviddarling.info/childrens_encyclopedia/light_Ch...
Dragana Samardžijević
Serbia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Mira Stepanovic: Slažem se, ali se iz vaše 1. ref. jasno vidi da u ovom kontekstu to nisu sinonimi - "lom" bi bilo "change in direction" a "bending" = "savijanje svetla" http://www.astronomija.co.rs/galaksije/zvezde/2812-neutronsk... Obratiti pažnju na "often".
1 hr
  -> Moguce da ste u pravu, vec sam bila htela da se slozim sa Vasim predlogom, ali sam se pokolebala.
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