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refraction noun

  /ɹəˈfɹækʃən/
  • (physics) 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.
 rifrazione

refract verb

  • (transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
 rifrangere, rifrangersi
  • (transitive, figurative) To mediate; to alter; to distort.
 rifrangersi

refracting

rifrangente
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