refraction coefficient

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refraction coefficient [ri′frak·shən ‚kō·i‚fish·ənt]

(oceanography)

The square root of the ratio of the spacing between orthogonals in deep water and in shallow water; it is a measure of the effect of refraction in diminishing wave height by increasing the length of the wave crest.

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