จุดหักเห

jùt hàk hăy

Meanings

1NounB2

turning point

a time when an important change happens in a situation; a decisive turning point.

Examples

การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ไล่ออกlài àwkไล่ออกlài àwk1[to] fire; dismiss; sack (from a job)2[to] expel (from school, team, or organization)3[to] throw/drive out (from a place)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]จุดหักเหjùt hàk hăyจุดหักเหjùt hàk hăy1turning point2refraction pointที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's own
Getting fired became the turning point that made him decide to start his own business.
2NounC1

refraction point

the point where a ray or wave bends as it passes from one medium to another.

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilสังเกตเห็นsăng-gèt hĕnสังเกตเห็นsăng-gèt hĕn1[to] notice; spot; become aware of2[to] observe; detect; discernว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeดินสอdin sŏrดินสอdin sŏr1pencil2CL: pencilsดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyงอngoงอngo1bent; curved2be bent; be curved3[to] bend; curveตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingจุดหักเหjùt hàk hăyจุดหักเหjùt hàk hăy1turning point2refraction pointระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)
The student observed that the pencil appeared bent at the point of refraction between the air and the water.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3point (argument/aspect)4score point5decimal point6point (advantage/strong suit)7[to] light; ignite8point (classifier for small dots/points)9degree (° symbol)Part 1
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หักเหhàk hăyหักเหhàk hăy1[to] refract (physics)2[to] deflect; veer off coursePart 2
จุดหักเหjùt hàk hăyจุดหักเหjùt hàk hăyturning point