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noun - the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
noun - the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different density.
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| Why a straw standing in a glass of water looks like it's broken at the water's surface |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew performs an experiment.) I'll put a coin in the bowl, but you won't be able to see it until I pour in water, which causes this, from the Latin for "to break" |
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| The fact or phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc. being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density. |
| the fact or phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc. being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density. |
| the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another |
| the amount by which a propagating wave is bent |
| The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density. |
| Astronomy The apparent change in position of celestial objects caused by the bending of light rays entering Earth's atmosphere. |
| Medicine The ability of the eye to bend light so that an image is focused on the retina. |
| Medicine Determination of the refractive characteristics of the eye. |
| the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass, etc. |
| a calculation of the relationship between the speed of light moving through a medium ( substance) and the speed of light in a vacuum ( an area with no matter in it) |
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| Refraction is the change in direction of wave propagation due to a change in its transmission medium.* The phenomenon is explained by the conservation of energy and the conservation of momentum. Owing to the change of medium, the phase velocity of the wave is changed but its frequency remains constant. This is most commonly observed when a wave passes from one medium to another at any angle other than 0° from the normal. Refraction of light is the most commonly observed phenomenon, but any type of wave can refract when it interacts with a medium, for example when sound waves pass from one medium into another or when water waves move into water of a different depth. Refraction follows Snell's law, which states that, for a given pair of media and a wave with a single frequency, the ratio of the sines of the angle of incidence 1 and angle of refraction 2 is equivalent to the ratio of phase velocities (v1 / v2) in the two media, or equivalently, to relative indices of refraction (n2 / n1) |