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the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another deflection: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
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The deflection from a straight path encountered by a photon of light, an electron, etc. in passing from one medium to another.
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The process by which the prescription of spectacle lenses for an eye is measured.
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Changes in the direction of energy propagation as a result of density changes within the propagating medium. In weather terms, this is important on determining how a radar beam reacts in the atmosphere.
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The bending of a ray as it passes through a boundary between two different materials.
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