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refraction

[rɪ'frækʃ(ə)n] n
gen. Lichtbrechung f; Refraktion f; Abbeugung f
astr. Brechung des Lichtes
commun. Brechung f (FO)
construct. Biegung f (of light, des Lichts)
el., acoust. Schallrefraktion f
microsc. Brechung f
nat.sc. Refraktion f (refractio); Schallbrechung f; Brechung f (refractio)
opt. Brechung f (change of direction of a light beam at the surface between two media of different refractive indices)
phys.sc., tech. Brechung akustischer Wellen
tech. Ablenkung f; Beugung f; brechen; Lichtbrechnung f; Strahlenberechnung f; Strahlenbrechung f; Brechung f (eines Strahlenganges)
 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)
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