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2011 studio album by Ben Allison
Action-Refraction is the tenth album by American bassist Ben Allison. It was released on the Palmetto Records label in 2011. It's his first album to focus
Action-Refraction
American double bassist, composer, and bandleader
perform around the world. He released his ninth Palmetto Records album, Action-Refraction, in 2011. The album is unique among Allison's releases as a leader
Ben_Allison
1973 song by Donny Hathaway
Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway Ben Allison on his 2011 album Action-Refraction Cory Henry on his 2012 album Gotcha Now Doc Stéphane Belmondo on his
Someday_We'll_All_Be_Free
Light rays follow quickest paths
propagation of light, ordinary reflection, ordinary refraction, and the extraordinary refraction of "Iceland crystal" (calcite) – are also consequences
Fermat's_principle
2009 studio album by Ben Allison
Released 2009 Genre Jazz Label Palmetto Records Ben Allison chronology Little Things Run The World (2008) Think Free (2009) Action-Refraction (2011)
Think Free (Ben Allison album)
Think_Free_(Ben_Allison_album)
2013 studio album by Ben Allison
Released 2013 Genre Jazz Label Sonic Camera Ben Allison chronology Action Refraction (2011) The Stars Look Very Different Today (2013) Layers of the City
The Stars Look Very Different Today
The_Stars_Look_Very_Different_Today
American jazz guitarist
Things Run the World (Palmetto, 2007) Think Free (Palmetto, 2009) Action-Refraction (Palmetto, 2011) The Stars Look Very Different Today (Sonic Camera
Steve_Cardenas_(musician)
French optical physicist (1788–1827)
light would travel by refraction through the first surface, then total internal reflection off the second surface, then refraction through the third surface
Augustin-Jean_Fresnel
Canadian musician (born 1964)
Little Things Run The World (Sonic Camera Records) 2011 Ben Allison, Action-Refraction (Sonic Camera Records) 1992 Justin Warfield, My Field Trip To Planet
Michael_Blake_(musician)
History of physical crystallography to 1895
radiation is covered in the following sections: double refraction, rotary polarization, conical refraction, absorption and pleochroism, luminescence, reflection
Physical crystallography before X-rays
Physical_crystallography_before_X-rays
Book by Isaac Newton
of refrangibility" (angle of refraction), and that this angle cannot be changed by additional reflection or refraction or by passing the light through
Opticks
Treatise by Rene Descartes
the Law of Refraction, characterized by the angle of incidence equalling the angle of refraction. In today's notation, the law of refraction states, sin
La_Dioptrique
April 14, 2026. Murray, Robin (March 25, 2026). "Om Unit hits up Local Action for new Oracles EP". Clash. Retrieved March 27, 2026. Murray, Robin (April
List_of_2026_albums
Transparent front layer of the eye
ISBN 9780534558109.[page needed] Najjar, Dany. "Clinical optics and refraction".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)[unreliable
Cornea
Optics documents Ptolemy's studies of reflection and refraction. He measured the angles of refraction between air, water, and glass, but his published results
History_of_optics
owned by Whyte, where he finds that a satellite is being built by a laser refraction specialist, Professor Dr. Metz. Suspecting Whyte, Bond tries to confront
List_of_James_Bond_films
2025 mobile operating system
translucent elements with the "optical qualities of glass" (including refraction), which react to motion, content, and inputs. Multiple apps, including
IOS_26
2018 racing game
Distance is a 2018 science fiction racing game by Refract Studios for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation consoles. Following a crowdfunding campaign and
Distance_(video_game)
Terpene hydrocarbon
tb00129.x. PMID 1395597. S2CID 46373225. Weitkamp, A. W. (1959). "I. The Action of Sulfur on Terpenes. The Limonene Sulfides". Journal of the American Chemical
Limonene
Microwave antenna
piece of microwave-transparent material to bend and focus microwaves by refraction, as an optical lens does for light. Typically it consists of a small feed
Lens_antenna
Austrian company
since 2012 has been lead-free. To create crystal glass that lets light refract in a rainbow spectrum, Swarovski coats some of its products with special
Swarovski
Method of analysis applied to problems wave propagation
spherical wave propagation, and to derive the laws of reflection and refraction using this principle, but could not explain the deviations from rectilinear
Huygens–Fresnel_principle
Season of television series
collect Norman, who breaks down and accepts Dr. Edwards' help. 35 5 "Refraction" Sarah Boyd Erica Lipez April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11) 1.42 Norma and Romero
Bates_Motel_season_4
solute is not problematic. However, this is not the case for nonlinear refraction (NLR). Typically, the NLR per molecule of the solvent is much less than
Z-scan_technique
Indian physicist (1888–1970)
phenomenon now known as Rayleigh scattering, the scattering of light and refraction by particles in the atmosphere. His explanation of the blue colour of
C._V._Raman
Speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum
phase velocity vp in the material: larger indices of refraction indicate lower speeds. The refractive index of a material may depend on the light's frequency
Speed_of_light
Chemical compound
569 K) Solubility in water 0.82 g/100 mL Solubility 752 g/100mL (acetone) Refractive index (nD) 1.4717 Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials
Picaridin
Effect by which surface waves entering shallower water change in wave height
height through different effects. Some of the important wave processes are refraction, diffraction, reflection, wave breaking, wave–current interaction, friction
Wave_shoaling
Galaxy containing the Solar System
said that the milky appearance of the Milky Way Galaxy is due to the refraction of the Earth's atmosphere. The Neoplatonist philosopher Olympiodorus the
Milky_Way
Electromagnetic radiation from a charged particle in a medium
the permeability and n ( ω ) {\displaystyle n(\omega )} is the index of refraction of the material the charged particle moves through. q {\displaystyle q}
Cherenkov_radiation
operative of Black Hole. She was charged with stealing the prismatic refractor from Mercury Labs, only to defeated by Barry Allen and CCPD, who exploited
List_of_The_Flash_characters
Czech medical doctor and scientist
colors except by a certain refraction in a dense medium; and the diverse species of colors are the products of refraction." Although he thought that different
Jan_Marek_Marci
Video game franchise
world in search of refractor shards that can be mined and traded as currency. Mega Man Legends brings the gameplay into 3D and is an action-adventure game
Mega_Man
Distance over which a wave's shape repeats
the figure at right. This change in speed upon entering a medium causes refraction, or a change in direction of waves that encounter the interface between
Wavelength
Earth's highest mountain
of 9,200 m (30,200 ft) for peak "b", but this did not consider light refraction, which distorts heights. However, the number clearly indicated that peak
Mount_Everest
Hexagonal lattice made of carbon atoms
thickness and refractive index of chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD)-grown graphene films. At a wavelength of 670 nm (6.7×10−7 m), measured refractive index and
Graphene
Aspect of photography history
first apochromatic lens for consumer cameras (Leicaflex series SLRs). The refractive index of glass increases from red to blue of the light spectrum (color
History of the single-lens reflex camera
History_of_the_single-lens_reflex_camera
Dynamic disturbance in a medium or field
refraction occurs when a wave passes from one medium into another. The amount by which a wave is refracted by a material is given by the refractive index
Wave
French political theorist (1743–1793)
that while Newton held that white light was broken down into colours by refraction, the colours were actually caused by diffraction. When a beam of sunlight
Jean-Paul_Marat
Country in South America
as LASIK (one of the most important techniques for the correction of refractive errors of vision) and the Hakim valve for the treatment of hydrocephalus
Colombia
degrees C – Reference method ISO 280:1998 Essential oils — Determination of refractive index ISO 281:2007 Rolling bearings — Dynamic load ratings and rating
List_of_ISO_standards_1–1999
Fukashi/Tōmeika) makes her entire body invisible and gives her the ability to refract light. Because of her Quirk, her features have only been partially revealed
List of My Hero Academia characters
List_of_My_Hero_Academia_characters
Fictional character
at the Temen-ni-gru, who is able to mimic its foes' shape due to light refraction. Being the final Gatekeeper of Temen-ni-gru, he resided past the Dark-pact
Characters of the Devil May Cry series
Characters_of_the_Devil_May_Cry_series
Timing of Islamic prayers
possible to also correct for atmospheric refraction, but most sources do not do so. After all, the refraction error is much smaller for α > 10°. Muslims
Salah_times
Distance from center of Earth to center of Moon
increased accuracy, the measured angle can be adjusted to account for refraction and distortion of light passing through the atmosphere. An expedition
Lunar_distance
Transparent non-crystalline solid material
Xensation. Glass is in widespread use in optical systems due to its ability to refract, reflect, and transmit light following geometrical optics. The most common
Glass
being bought by a wealthy patron, began sleepwalking without memory of her actions. Later, Maomao reveals the full story: that courtesan feigned insanity
List of The Apothecary Diaries episodes
List_of_The_Apothecary_Diaries_episodes
2016 film by Gary Ross
especially during scenes when the murderous injustice of slavery is refracted through Knight’s frustrated tears." Hornaday said the film could have
Free_State_of_Jones_(film)
Complete absence of anything; the opposite of everything
by simple mechanical motion. He needed the aether instead to explain refraction. Early theories generally proposed a mechanical medium of some sort, allowing
Nothing
Fifth-generation Toyota Supra
remains the same. The A91 Edition is offered in two colours: an exclusive Refraction Blue and Nocturnal Black, both featuring exclusive matte black stripes
Toyota_GR_Supra
President of Indonesia since 2024
February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024. "Image Of Evil, Prabowo's refracted reputation for ruthlessness in East Timor". Asiaweek. 3 March 2000. Archived
Prabowo_Subianto
eastern coastline and subsequently refracted around the southern point of Sri Lanka (Dondra Head). The refracted tsunami waves then inundated the southwestern
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami
French polymath (1749–1827)
responsible for refraction of the corpuscles of light. Laplace and Étienne-Louis Malus also showed that Huygens principle of double refraction could be recovered
Pierre-Simon_Laplace
Form of strabismus in which the eyes turn inward
amblyopia. Treatment options for esotropia include glasses to correct refractive errors (see accommodative esotropia below), the use of prisms, orthoptic
Esotropia
2011 film by Rupert Wyatt
movement in and around the eyes, and also tears, pupil dilation, and light refraction. While Andy Serkis was the primary performer for Caesar, as the effects
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise_of_the_Planet_of_the_Apes
Formulation of geometrical optics
with axis x3 (the normal to the refractive surface) before refraction and an angle θB with axis x3 after refraction. Since the p1 and p2 components of
Hamiltonian_optics
History of research by Augustin-Jean Fresnel
(double refraction) of "Iceland crystal" (transparent calcite), on the assumption that the secondary waves are spherical for the ordinary refraction (which
Fresnel's_physical_optics
Any of the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium
are 'critical minerals' and what is their significance for climate change action?". Grantham Research Institute. May 30, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2025
Rare-earth_element
Philosophical and spiritual question
theories, for example consistently showing distinctions between action by cause and action by omission which would be absent from utility-based theories
Meaning_of_life
Array of numbers
optical element. There are two kinds of matrices, viz. a refraction matrix describing the refraction at a lens surface, and a translation matrix, describing
Matrix_(mathematics)
2010 video game
also said that "depth-of-field, motion blur, crepuscular 'god' rays and refraction were either added or improved in quality and speed" during that same time
God_of_War_III
Range of frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
word "spectrum" to describe a band of colors that has been produced, by refraction or diffraction, from a beam of light first appears on p. 3076. Heavens
Electromagnetic_spectrum
CHCl3, historical anaesthetic and common solvent
"Chlorkohlenstoff" ("carbon chloride"). Eugène Soubeiran obtained the compound by the action of chlorine bleach on both ethanol and acetone. In 1834, French chemist
Chloroform
2007 musical drama film by Todd Haynes
openings and a multitude of voices, with its prime strategy being one of refraction, not condensation. Imagine a film splintered between six separate faces
I'm_Not_There
Star at the centre of the Solar System
mechanism. All waves except Alfvén waves have been found to dissipate or refract before reaching the corona. In addition, Alfvén waves do not easily dissipate
Sun
"dialer" or Sinsky hook Irrigating aspirating bi-way cannula Lenses used for refraction testing A retinoscope Suture tying forceps for fine sutures like 8-0 Upper
List of instruments used in ophthalmology
List_of_instruments_used_in_ophthalmology
Type of electromagnetic radiation
that they exhibited the same wave properties as light: standing waves, refraction, diffraction, and polarization. Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi developed
Radio_wave
Supposed 1943 US Navy experiment
using large electrical generators to bend light around an object via refraction, so that the object became completely invisible. The Navy regarded this
Philadelphia_Experiment
2025 film by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
Reflection in a Dead Diamond (French: Reflet dans un diamant mort) is a 2025 action mystery thriller film written and directed by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
Reflection_in_a_Dead_Diamond
Season of television series
a lens, as a mirror, and an object in itself. The entire backdrop is refracted through it like a lens, and the area behind the camera is being reflected
Smallville_season_2
Oxide of silicon
cristobalite and tridymite, have both lower densities and indices of refraction than quartz. The transformation from α-quartz to beta-quartz takes place
Silicon_dioxide
Study of the region between the ocean and the land
berm. One of the most important transport mechanisms results from wave refraction. Since waves rarely break onto a shore at right angles, the upward movement
Coastal_geography
1999 video game
Codename Eagle is a first-person shooter video game developed by Refraction Games and published by Take-Two Interactive and TalonSoft. Codename Eagle was
Codename_Eagle
1819–1821 expedition to explore the Southern Ocean and Antarctica
– by Paul Philipp Barraud [de] (№ 920 and 922), three- and four-foot refractors with achromatic lenses, a 12-inch reflecting telescope, and for Simonov
First Russian Antarctic Expedition
First_Russian_Antarctic_Expedition
Property of space that quantifies the magnetic influence at a given location
this is calculating the magnetic field of a light wave as it reflects and refracts at a surface. In such cases Maxwell's equations are used to solve for both
Magnetic_field
Cargo ship that missed the Titanic's distress signals
the Labrador Current. Maltin suggested that this would cause a superior refraction, superimposing and stretching and distorting the edge of the sea and lifting
SS_Californian
Chemical compound
formula C11H13NO6 Molar mass 255.226 g·mol−1 Density 1.5 ± 0.1 g/cm3 Refractive index (nD) 1.625 Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials
Caramboxin
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
the late twentieth-century fascination which wishes to see everything refracted through its prism," Montserrat notes (p. 170) Fredrick, pp. 248–249. The
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
3D computer graphics software
volume shader is specified, it will pass straight through (or be refracted, see refractive index or IOR) to another side of the mesh. If one is defined,
Blender_(software)
Legislative capital of South Africa
bathymetry near Cape Point is shallow enough for a moderate amount of refraction of long period swell, but deep enough to have less effect on short period
Cape_Town
Meditation-based school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Retrieved 18 February 2019. Borup 2008, pp. 218, 241. Unno, Mark, Shingon Refractions: Myoe and the Mantra of Light, Ch. 1. Meinert 2015, pp. 277–278. Orzech
Zen
Eyeglasses with manually adjustable focal length
active medium. Applying an electric potential to the liquid changes the refraction of the liquid.[citation needed] Early work on opto-mechanical methods
Adjustable-focus_eyeglasses
1849–1850 novel by Charles Dickens
concludes Paul Davis, the need to read his life differently; it is more by refraction through other characters that the reader has a true idea of the "hero"
David_Copperfield
1997 video game
Mega Man Legends is a 1997 action-adventure game released by Capcom. It is the first game in the Mega Man Legends sub-series of Mega Man games from Capcom
Mega_Man_Legends_(video_game)
Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250
and their ideal model of a ruler. This sense of interest, even in the refraction of more abstemious treatments, has cascaded down the centuries and Frederick
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Chemical compound
opioids was seemingly needed for adequate opioid analgesia, as analgesic action of opioids was attenuated by HCN scavengers. They considered endogenous
Hydrogen_cyanide
Penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation
ISBN 978-1-119-89608-1. Villard, P. (1900). "Sur la réflexion et la réfraction des rayons cathodiques et des rayons déviables du radium". Comptes rendus
Gamma_ray
German astronomer and mathematician (1571–1630)
light surrounding a total solar eclipse. Related issues of atmospheric refraction applied to all astronomical observations. Through most of 1603, Kepler
Johannes_Kepler
Retrieved November 4, 2022. "Representation of Black Women in Comics Matters". Refract Magazine. April 18, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022. Brown, Jeffrey (2001)
Portrayal of black people in comics
Portrayal_of_black_people_in_comics
Period of darkness
by about three minutes in temperate zones. Atmospheric refraction is a larger factor. Refraction bends sunlight over the horizon. On Earth, the Sun remains
Night
Chemical compound
2014. Potassium nitrate 60mg Reichert ET. (1880). "On the physiological action of potassium nitrite". Am. J. Med. Sci. 80: 158–180. doi:10.1097/00000441-188007000-00011
Potassium_nitrate
President of the United States from 1850 to 1853
assessment of a President who served a century and a half ago must be refracted through a consideration of the interesting times in which he lived. Fillmore's
Millard_Fillmore
2014 puzzle video game
more puzzles, new puzzle elements become available. Portable crystalline refractors allow the player to activate light-based switches. Hexahedrons let the
The_Talos_Principle
2006 American film by Darren Aronofsky
the same forces at work in the water—gravitational effects, settlement, refractive indices—are happening in outer space," Parks said. The specialist's talent
The_Fountain
Family of large marine crustaceans
reflective structure above a convex retina. In contrast, most complex eyes use refractive ray concentrators (lenses) and a concave retina. The lobster's thorax
Lobster
Optical phenomenon
of oil sits on top of a layer of water. The oil may have an index of refraction near 1.5 and the water has an index of 1.33. As in the case of the soap
Thin-film_interference
Organic compound
descending limb of the loop of Henle, which makes the water reabsorb. By action of the urea transporter 2, some of this reabsorbed urea eventually flows
Urea
metamorphosing action appeared in primitive chordates and then, about 250–150 million years ago, the beta T3-receptors with metabolic and thermogenetic actions appeared
History_of_life
antenna geometry. The waves were focused (by curving the antenna) and refracted (by a prism-shaped graphene bilayer because the conductivity in the two-atom-thick
Potential applications of graphene
Potential_applications_of_graphene
Scottish physicist and mathematician (1831–1879)
important discovery later in his life, which was the temporary double refraction produced in viscous liquids by shear stress. His other paper was "Rolling
James_Clerk_Maxwell
ACTION REFRACTION
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Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Acting; Actress; Action; Expressions; Act
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English
Place Name; Oak Tree Settlement
Boy/Male
Greek
A hunter dismembered by his own dogs.
Female
English
English unisex name derived from a place name ASTON means "east settlement."
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Jamaican
From the Afton River
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Action
Male
Russian
(Ðнтон) Russian form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Action
Boy/Male
British, English, Indian, Russian
Work
Male
Greek
(Ακταίων) Greek myth name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs, AKTAION means "effulgence." He was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted.Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Action
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, ACTON means "oak tree settlement."Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Action
Boy/Male
English
A town in the U.K.
Male
German
 German form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
In ancient Greek mythology Actaeon was a hunter dismembered by his own dogs.
Male
Romanian
 Romanian form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : most probably a variant of Nathan, altered by folk etymology under the influence of the English vocabulary word nation.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places, especially in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are from Old English Äc ‘oak’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Jamaican
From the Afton River; Place Name
ACTION REFRACTION
ACTION REFRACTION
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Celebrity, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Moonlight
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Gaze
Female
Russian
(Елизавета) Variant spelling of Russian Elizaveta, YELIZAVETA means "God is my oath."Â
Boy/Male
Welsh
bears the staff'.
Biblical
a flock
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Indra
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vajrakanti | வà¯à®°à®œ காஂதி
Name of a Raga
Boy/Male
Native American
Little wolf.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Irish
King's Adviser; Counselor-ruler; Rules with Counsel
Girl/Female
Muslim
(Daughter of a scholar from baghdad)
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a.
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
a.
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
a.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
n.
Mutual action and reaction.
n.
Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.
n.
Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action.
a.
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
n.
A right of action; as, the law gives an action for every claim.
a.
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
n.
A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn.
v. t.
To sell by auction.
n.
Action by, or originating in, one's self or itself.
a.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
n.
The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifestation of distinctive characters. See Blowpipe reaction, Flame reaction, under Blowpipe, and Flame.
n.
A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action.
n.
An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action.
n.
Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.
n.
The things sold by auction or put up to auction.
n.
Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun.