Invisible

Invisible
   To become invisible you, or a substance, must have the same index of refraction as the medium (air, water, etcetera.) the substance is in. Other ways to become invisible are: to bend light around an object, or project an image of what is behind the object on the surface of the object facing the viewer. It would also be possible to psychically make yourself invisible by preventing someone who sees you from registering this in their mind, by use of psychic abilities. In all but the last two cases, an invisible person would be blind since light would pass through or around them, not allowing their eyes to function. You can't make yourself invisible by making the atoms in your body vibrate faster or at a higher frequency, as some people claim. Making your atoms vibrate faster will only make you hot through increased friction. This is the same way a microwave oven heats food.
   See Index Of Refraction and Refraction.

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  • invisible — [ ɛ̃vizibl ] adj. et n. m. • 1256; bas lat. invisibilis 1 ♦ Qui n est pas visible, qui échappe à la vue (par nature ou par accident). Dieu, infini et invisible. Je suis certain « qu il existe près de moi un être invisible » (Maupassant). « L… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • invisible — is spelt ible, not able. See able, ible …   Modern English usage

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