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refraction Definition


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refraction
noun
    1a. physics.
      A change in the direction of a wave, eg of light or sound, when it passes from one medium to another in which its speed is different;
    1b. physics.
      The amount by which the direction of a wave is changed.
    2. The eye's ability to refract light.
Derivative: refractional
adj


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