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The bending of light as it passes into a transparent material of different optical intensity is known as?
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The bending of light as it passes into a transparent material of different optical intensity is known as?

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Well, it's actually optical "density", but I understand
what you're getting at.

That phenomenon is called "refraction".

It happens with any wave motion. It's very prominent in the
progress of seismic waves, radio waves, sound waves etc.

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