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refraction

[rɪ'frækʃ(ə)n] n
earth.sc., el. refração 
earth.sc., transp. refração acústica
el., acoust. refracção acústica; refracção sonora
nat.sc. refracção (refractio); aberração (refractio)
phys.sc., tech. refração acústica
radio refracção
 English thesaurus
refraction [rɪ'frækʃ(ə)n] abbr.
abbr. ref; refr; rfr
jewl. Bending of light as it passes from air into a different medium.
USA The process by which the direction of a wave is changed when moving into shallow water at an angle to the bathymetric contours (JP 4-01.6)
refraction
: 56 phrases in 10 subjects
Antennas and waveguides1
Communications6
Earth sciences6
Electronics18
Health care2
Industry1
Life sciences12
Medical2
Physical sciences3
Radio5

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