Refraction (3130 bytes)
1: ...[[wave]]s. For refraction in [[metal]]s, see '''[[refraction (metallurgy)]]'''.''
3: [[Image:Refraction.jpg|thumb|250px|refraction in a perspex block]]
4: ...standing of this concept led to the [[invention]] of the [[refracting telescope]].
6: ...The dashed line represents the original direction of the waves. The phenomenon explains why waves on a...
8: ... of about 1.003, and water has a refractive index of about 1.33. If you look at a straight object, suc...

Angle of refraction (352 bytes)
1: ...] (line perpendicular to the surface at the point of the incidence). Note: The beam can be formed by a...

Levelling refraction (2125 bytes)
1: ...atic [[refraction]] effect distorting the results of [[line levelling]] over the Earth's surface.
3: ...he total height difference between the end points of a line.
5: ...he classical work on levelling refraction is that of [[TJ_Kukkamäki]] in 1938-39. His analysis is base...
7: ....png|thumbnail|The systematic effect of levelling refraction on sloping terrain]]
9: ...ng refraction became notorious as the explanation of the "Palmdale Bulge", which geodesists observed i...

Refraction (metallurgy) (481 bytes)
1: ... withstand [[heat]]. Metals with a high degree of refraction are referred to as ''refractory''. These metals ...

Seismic refraction (504 bytes)
1: ...mic refraction method utilizes the [[refraction]] of seismic waves on geologic layers and rock/soil un...

Refraction error (1422 bytes)
1: ...raction error''' is an error in the [[focus]]sing of [[light]] by the human [[eye]]. There are two mai...
3: ...ia]]. When the optics are too weak for the length of the eyeball (this can arise from a [[cornea]] wit...
5: ...n. People with this refraction error see contours of a particular orientation as blurred, but see cont...
7: Other refraction errors include [[keratoconus]].
11: * [[refraction]]

List of indices of refraction (2130 bytes)
31: ...] of light. Therefore, any numeric value for the index is meaningless unless the associated wavelength i...
33: ...is especially important to cite the source for an index measurement if precision is required.
35: ... be included in any description of the refractive index.
38: ....pdf International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam]
39: ...d%20k%20of%20materials.pdf Filmetrics Corporation of San Diego, California, 2002]

Magneto-ionic double refraction (589 bytes)
1: ...ionic double refraction''' is the combined effect of the [[Earth's magnetic field]] and atmospheric io...

The Index (822 bytes)
1: ...n each side. Halo cannot be activated unless the Index is inserted into the control panel in Halo's cont...
3: ...t]] [[High Prophets (Halo)|Hierarchs]] regard the Index as a ''Sacred Icon''.

Index (2664 bytes)
3: :''See Also [[Index, Washington]], [[United States]].''
5: ... indexes) is a pointer (literally - note that the index finger is the one which points, or ''indicates'')...
9: ''Main article: [[Index (publishing)]]''
11: ...publishing]], '''indices''' are found at the back of [[books]]. They complement the contents page beca...
15: In [[computer science]], an '''index''' is usually used for expressing an ''n''th elem...

Index Catalogue (1092 bytes)
1: ...IC I''', or '''IC II'''— is a [[catalogue]] of [[galaxy|galaxies]], [[nebula]]e and [[star clust...
3: ... General Catalogue. It summarized the discoveries of galaxies, clusters and nebulae between [[1888]] a...
7: * [[List of IC objects]]
10: * [[Revised Index Catalogue]]
16: ...d/iconline/ IC Catalogue by the NGC/IC Project] - official site.

Herfindahl index (3259 bytes)
1: ...in the Herfindahl index generally indicate a loss of pricing power and an increase in competition, whe...
4: ...in which the six largest firms produce 90 percent of the output:
9: We will assume that the remaining 10% of output is divided among 10 equally sized producer...
11: ...ahl index for these two situations makes the lack of competition in the second case strikingly clear:
13: * Case 1: Herfindahl index of 1360

Index of coincidence (2807 bytes)
1: ...as a ratio of the total, is known as the '''index of coincidence'''. The technique is used to [[crypta...
5: ...sed 75% of the time, and the letter B is used 25% of the time. If two texts in this "language" are lai...
14: Overall, the probability of a "coincidence" is 62.5%.
25: Now the probability of a coincidence is only 37.5%, noticeably lower tha...
27: ...s--a fact which is used in [[frequency analysis]] of [[substitution cipher]]s. Coincidences involving ...

Misery Index (1502 bytes)
1: ...ed States]]. As of [[2004]], its line-up consists of Jason Netherton (bass, vocals), Sparky Voyles (gu...
3: ...ite [[left-wing]], and focuses mostly on the ills of modern society.
13: *''Split w/ Structure Of Lies'' ([[2003]])
30: *[http://www.miseryindex.com/ The Official Misery Index Web Site]
31: ...e/~sxs_hp/special/miseryindex/reviews.html Misery Index Album and EP reviews]

Adiabatic index (1243 bytes)
1: ...ter)|kappa]]) (also called &gamma;), is the ratio of its specific heat at constant [[pressure]] (c<sub...
5: ... little bit. This extra heat amounts to about 40% of c_v thus:
9: A value often used in [[aerodynamic]]s is

Index case (293 bytes)
1: ... of the outbreak. Often scientists search for the index case to determine how the disease spread and if p...

Index.dat (2747 bytes)
1: ...atch when a user types in an edit field. Separate index.dat files exist for the Internet Explorer history...
3: ...t'' that is not a part of the operating system or of Internet Explorer.
6: ...ivacy. One of their main contentions is that the index.dat file cannot be deleted or erased easily, beca...
8: ... people state that this will eventually cause the index.dat files to grow very large over time, without i...
10: ...ve in DOS mode, the standard "del" command on the index.dat file or the "deltree" command on the director...

The Marble Index (2722 bytes)
1: [[Image:NICOMARBLEINDEX.JPG|275px|right|Album cover]]
5: ;''Of Newton, with his prism and silent face,''
6: ;''The '''marble index''' of a mind forever''
7: ;''Voyaging through strange seas of thought alone''--'''W. Wordsworth'''
10: '''''The Marble Index''''' is the name of [[Nico]]'s [[1969]] [[neoclassical]] and [[avant ...

Index on Censorship (3307 bytes)
1: ...Free Expression]]. The magazine has a circulation of around 5,000.
5: ... writers. The magazine also runs annual [[Freedom of Expression]] awards.
9: ...itics into silence with obscenities" in an "abuse of his right to free speech". Describing van Gogh's ...
11: .... His passing was marked by a magnificent barrage of noise as Amsterdam hit the streets to celebrate h...
13: ... ready to screen. Bravo, Theo! Bravo! [http://www.indexonline.org/news/vangogh.shtml]

Crime index (927 bytes)
1: ...eliable, especially when they involve discussions of criminal activity.
3: ==Crime Indexes==

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