refractive index (n,
)
refractive index (n,
):
Of a
medium
, the ratio of the velocity of
propagation
of an
electromagnetic wave
in vacuum to its velocity in the medium. (
188
)
Synonym
index of
refraction
.
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) )): Of a medium, the ratio of the velocity of propagation of an electromagnetic wave in vacuum to its velocity in the medium. (188) Synonym index of refraction .