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Refraction
Source of package openstax.optics · OpenStax University Physics, ch. 1 The Nature of Light, module m58510
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<term>law of refraction</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1172100787286">when a light ray crosses from one medium to another, it changes direction by an amount that depends on the index of refraction of each medium and the sines of the angle of incidence and angle of refraction</meaning>
</definition>Referencing norms: SnellsLawAgrees, SnellsLawRefuted, media_of, sine_of_incidence, sine_of_refraction
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<term>refraction</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1172098277050">changing of a light ray’s direction when it passes through variations in matter</meaning>
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