Refraction

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Definition of Refraction:
The process by which the direction of a wave moving in shallow water at an angle to the contours is changed so that the wave crests tend to become more aligned with those contours.[1].
This is the common definition for Refraction, other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. ↑ CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.

See also

  1. Wave transformation
  2. Shallow-water wave theory
  3. Diffraction
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