refraction
noun/rɪˈfrækʃn/
/rɪˈfrækʃn/
[uncountable] (physics)- the fact of light, radio waves, etc. changing direction when they go through water, air, glass, etc. at an angle
- The degree to which the light changes direction is called the angle of refraction.
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