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Refractive index

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003084

A dimensionless number indicating how much the speed of light is reduced when passing through a material compared to its speed in a vacuum. This value quantifies the bending of light as it enters a new medium. For water, the refractive index is approximately 1.33.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003084
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003084",
  "term": "Refractive index",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A dimensionless number indicating how much the speed of light is reduced when passing through a material compared to its speed in a vacuum. This value quantifies the bending of light as it enters a new medium. For water, the refractive index is approximately 1.33.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/refractive-index/"
}

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