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What is meant by the term refraction

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Original post by Sofiaruney
What is meant by the term refraction

The change in direction of a wave when passing from one type of energy to another caused by its change in speed.

Reply 2

...when passing from one medium to another...(also, the change in speed is because of the different densities of mediums)
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Reply 3

light refract in different angle with different direction because of the different speed of light in different medium

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