KnowraRefractionLinked fromLinked fromThe 55 pages that link to Refraction, each with the reason it gives.All 55Related 27Narrower topic 19Compared with 9DiffractionCompared with: Refraction bends waves at material boundaries, unlike diffraction around edges or through openings.Gravitational lensingCompared with: Unlike refraction, gravitational lensing does not require light to enter a different material.ScatteringCompared with: Refraction redirects waves through a systematic change in medium, unlike scattering by localized inhomogeneities.ReflectionCompared with: At an interface, refraction redirects the transmitted portion while reflection returns another portion.MirrorCompared with: Lenses form images mainly by refraction, rather than reflection.Specular reflectionCompared with: At an interface, transmitted light changes direction while specularly reflected light stays in the original medium.Light scatteringCompared with: Refraction bends light at a boundary instead of distributing it among scattering directions.Law of reflectionCompared with: At a boundary, transmitted light bends while reflected light follows the reflection law.Wave interferenceCompared with: Refraction redirects waves at a boundary; interference concerns the result when waves overlap.