index of refraction

NOUN
19 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I

index of refraction is a valid 19-letter word worth 33 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1D2E1X8O1F4R1E1F4R1A1C3T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =33 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 66TRIPLE WORD → 99
MEANING

What does index of refraction mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium.

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