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Refraction is the bending of light (or other waves) as it passes from one medium to another with a different density. This phenomenon occurs due to the change in the speed of light as it moves between different substances, such as air, water, or glass. When light enters a denser medium (like from air to water), it slows down and bends toward the normal (an imaginary line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence).