INFLEXION OF LIGHT
\ɪnflˈɛkʃən ɒv lˈa͡ɪt], \ɪnflˈɛkʃən ɒv lˈaɪt], \ɪ_n_f_l_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v l_ˈaɪ_t]\
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The change in direction which rays of light seem to experience in passing near the edge of an opaque body. See Diffraction of light. A Point of I. of a curve is one at which the branches on either side of it are bent in opposite directions, and at which the tangent cuts the curve.
By Henry Percy Smith
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.