physical phenomenon vs refraction

refraction vs physical phenomenon

physical phenomenon and refraction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
physical phenomenon	Yes	No	No	No
refraction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, refraction is a hyponym of physical phenomenon; that is, refraction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than physical phenomenon:

physical phenomenon: a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
refraction: the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another

Other hyponyms of physical phenomenon include acoustic phenomenon, atmospheric phenomenon, boundary layer, chaos, cloud, decalescence, electrical phenomenon, electricity, energy, energy, free energy, power, event, field, field of force, force field, force, hysteresis, resonance, mechanical phenomenon, opacity, optical phenomenon, force per unit area, pressure, pressure level, reflection, reflexion, resolution, resolving power, resolution, conduction, conductivity, propagation, fundamental interaction, interaction, surface tension, syzygy, transparence, transparency, turbulence, turbulency, chop, floatation, flotation, adiabaticity.

physical phenomenon (noun)	refraction (noun)
a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy	the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
	the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another

$Difference between physical phenomenon and refraction$

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