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refraction
 
Noun refraction has 2 senses
  1. refraction - the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
    --1 is a kind of     physical phenomenon
    --1 has particulars: double refraction, birefringence
    Derived form: verb refract1
  2. deflection, deflexion, refraction - the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
    --2 is a kind of bending, bend
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