Wave refraction refers to:
A) the bending of waves by constructive or destructive interference, as the waves encounter other waves.
B) the change within an ocean wave from oscillatory motion to translatory motion.
C) the bending of the direction of travel of waves as part of the wave front drags bottom.
D) the bending of waves until they break, or fracture, to become breakers within the surf zone.
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