Brechzahl
type: QuantityKind
description: "refractive index" or index of refraction n of a substance (optical medium) is a dimensionless number that describes how light, or any other radiation, propagates through that medium.
applicable unit: UNITLESS
has dimension vector: A0E0L0I0M0H0T0D1
informative reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refractive_index
latex definition: $n = \frac{c_0}{c}$, where $c_0$ is the speed of light in vacuum, and $c$ is the speed of light in the medium.
plain text description: "refractive index" or index of refraction n of a substance (optical medium) is a dimensionless number that describes how light, or any other radiation, propagates through that medium.
symbol: n
wikidata match: Q174102
comment: Applicable units are those of quantitykind:RefractiveIndex
label: Indeks biasan @ms
label: Index lomu @cs
label: Indice de refracție @ro
label: Refractive Index @en
label: Współczynnik załamania @pl
label: indice de réfraction @fr
label: indice di rifrazione @it
label: kırılma indeksi @tr
label: índice de refracción @es
label: índice refrativo @pt
label: Показатель преломления @ru
label: ضریب شکست @fa
label: معامل الانكسار @ar
label: अपवर्तनांक @hi
label: 屈折率 @ja
label: 折射率 @zh
alternative label: Brechungsindex