Sentence examples for is reflected rather than from inspiring English sources

That's because titanium oxide only absorbs ultraviolet light; most of the visible spectrum of light is reflected rather than absorbed.

Radiation pressure, the pressure on a surface resulting from electromagnetic radiation that impinges on it, which results from the momentum carried by that radiation; radiation pressure is doubled if the radiation is reflected rather than absorbed.

Optical observations suggest that about 60 70 percent of the light is reflected rather than absorbed, while the corresponding fraction for Earth is only 35 percent and for the Moon a mere 5 percent.

The face of Velázquez is dimly lit by light that is reflected, rather than direct.

"That would help ensure the real priorities of people are reflected rather than just the point-scoring we sometimes see in Westminster".

There seems little doubt that in throwing their weight behind the bad guys, film-makers are reflecting, rather than shaping, a keen human appetite.

The climate of intolerance across France may well have been something Charlie Hebdo was reflecting, rather than creating, but strict laws banning hate literature would certainly have made many of its past issues unpublishable in countries including the UK.

Chawalow & Adesina [ 57] indicated that high test-retest correlation indices obtained over a short period (<1 week) may simply be reflected memory rather than actual stability of participants' perceptions.

The difference this time, developers and supporters say, is that the screens on the new hardware are made to reflect rather than transmit light, making them more like paper.

But it's time to reflect rather than deflect.

Our PET-CT data suggest that AS activity is reflected by bone activity (formation) rather than inflammation.