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refraction

n.

1. the bending of light rays as they pass from one medium to another, such as from air into water.

2. the bending of light as it passes through the cornea and lens of the eye so that it is focused on the retina.

3. the clinical description of the efficacy of the refractive process for an individual eye.

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March 11th 2025

transfer

transfer

1. vb. to shift or change from one location to another, one form to another, or one situation or condition to another.

2. n. the shift or change thus produced, as in transfer of training.

3. n. in Gestalt psychology, the use of the solution to one problem in solving a second problem that has elements in common with the first.