wave refraction

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wave refraction [′wāv ri‚frak·shən]

(physics)

The process by which the direction of a wave train moving in shallow water at an angle to the contours is changed.

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The Moho bounce and wave refraction caused extra-strong waves to focus on a region between the two cities measuring 10 km wide by 15 km long, according to Lomax and Bolt.

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