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refraction

[rɪ'frækʃ(ə)n] n
earth.sc., el. rifrazione m
phys.sc., tech. rifrazione acustica
rem.sens. curvatura dei raggi di luce
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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)
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