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Noun Concept
Categories: Wikipedia pending changes protected pages, Geometrical optics, Articles with short description, Physical optics, Refraction
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refraction  apparent depth  light refraction  optical surfaces  refract
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The change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another WordNet 3.0
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The change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In physics, refraction is the redirection of a wave as it passes from one medium to another. Wikipedia
A change in direction of a wave due to a change in its speed Wikipedia Disambiguation
Physics; change in direction of a wave Wikidata
The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. OmegaWiki
The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density. Wiktionary
Bending of any wave. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
physical phenomenon
surface phenomenon
HAS KIND
double refraction
atmospheric refraction
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преломление звука
HAS INSTANCE
double refraction
Atmospheric refraction
DERIVATION
refract
HAS EFFECT
reflection
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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refraction
Wikipedia
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refraction
Wikidata
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refraction
Wiktionary
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refraction
OmegaWiki
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refraction
Wikipedia Redirections
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apparent depth, light refraction, optical surfaces, refract, refracted, Refracting, refraction of light, Refraction of waves, refractions, refractive, refracts, Refrection of light, Refringence, wave refraction

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