noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Physical bending or curving of something, such as a road, light, or a joint. Can be used as a noun or intransitive verb (屈折する).
この道は急に屈折している。
This road bends sharply.
光が水中で屈折
Light refracts in water.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Metaphorical bending or distortion of feelings, logic, or personality. Often used in psychological or critical contexts.
彼の考え方は屈折している。
His way of thinking is twisted.
感情の屈折が行動に現れる。
Distortions of emotion show up in behavior.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
refraction
Scientific term for the bending of light or other waves when passing through different media. Often used in physics contexts.
プリズムによる光の屈折を観察した。
We observed the refraction of light through a prism.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Linguistics term for the change in form of a word to express grammatical features such as tense, case, or number.
日本語の動詞の屈折は比較的規則的だ。
Japanese verb inflection is relatively regular.